It is thought to live in sand beds at the bottom of the ocean, "64 - 100 meters below sea level" possibly wrapping its prehensile tail around gorgonian corals.

[3] Martin F. Gomon produced the first description of Hippocampus minotaur in Memoirs of Museum Victoria in 1997.

[4] It is still unknown if it will ever be found again without proper investigation or equipment because of the depth it resides at.

Visually it is similar to other pygmy seahorse species but with a wide neck, snubbed face, and a small body with a small pectoral fin, hence the scientific name having "Minotaur" because of its large head to body ratio.

It has a possibly yellow orange coloration that is used to blend in to the natural coral sea beds off the deep coasts of Australia.