SEAHORSE

DORSAL

FIN

PECTORAL

FIN

CORONET

ANAL

FIN

TRUNK RINGS

TAIL RINGS

genus Hippocampus

WHAT DO WE NOW OF THE SEA

HORSE?

Seahorses range

in size from 1.5 to

35.5 cm

They are named for their

equine appearance. Although

they are bony fish, they do not

have scales, but rather thin skin

stretched over a series of bony

plates, which are arranged in

rings throughout their bodies. Seahorses swim very poorly,

rapidly fluttering a dorsal fin

and using pectoral fins

(located behind their eyes) to

steer.

HOW DO THEY BREATHE?

Seahorses breathe with

their gills. Seahorses are

fish and like most other

fish they breathe

through gills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYUTTqupOY

Video: True Facts About The

Seahorse

HOW DO THEY REPRODUCT?

The male seahorse is equipped with a pouch on

the ventral, or front-facing, side of the tail. When

mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500

eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the

eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge

fully developed, but very small. Once the young

are released into the water, the male's role is done

and he offers no further care and often mates

again within hours or days during the breeding

season

REPRODUCT

SCHEME

WHAT THEY EAT?

Seahorses feed on small crustaceans

floating in the water or crawling on the

bottom. With excellent camouflage

and patience, seahorses ambush prey

that floats within striking range. My sid

shrimp and other small crustaceans

are favorites, but some seahorses have

been observed eating other kinds of

invertebrates and even larval fish.

WHERE THEY LIFE?

Seahorses are mainly found

in shallow tropical and

temperate waters

throughout the world, and

live in sheltered areas such

as seagrass beds, estuaries,

coral reefs, or mangroves.

ARE THEY ENDANGERED?

They are used for

souvenirs, they’re in risk

of extinction. Some

species, such as the

Paradoxical Seahorse,

are already extinct.

Coral reefs and

seagrass beds (viable

habitats) are reduced.

CURIOSITIES OF THE SEAHORSE Eyesight

Seahorses have excellent eyesight and

their eyes are able to work

independently. This means they can

look forwards and backwards at the

same time! Sleep?

They sleep at night. It tend to attach his

tail to a rock and then it will allow his

body in an horizontal position. It seems

they sleep under a rock.

Communication?

They make a noise very similar to the

sound of lips smacking together, and

they make this noise during courtship

and feeding time.