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The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a species of seahorse found in the subtidal aquatic beds of the Bahamas and parts of the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss . According to Guinness World Records , it is the slowest-moving fish, with a top speed of about 5 feet (1.5 m) per hour.
Other small seahorses are sometimes called pygmy seahorses, but lack the single gill opening and trunk brooding that distinguish the true pygmy seahorse. They can be called dwarf seahorses: [5] Red Sea soft coral pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus debelius, endemic to the Red Sea; Bullneck seahorse, Hippocampus minotaur, from southeast Australia
Dried seahorse Seahorse and scorpion skewers as street food Seahorse populations are thought to be endangered as a result of overfishing and habitat destruction . Despite a lack of scientific studies or clinical trials, [ 58 ] [ 59 ] the consumption of seahorses is widespread in traditional Chinese medicine , primarily in connection with ...
Pygmy seahorses, about the size of a fingernail, are some of the smallest vertebrates in the world. First discovered in 1969, little was known about the creatures. But in the early 2000s, British ...
Pygmy seahorses have a single gill opening on the back of the head (instead of two on the sides as in normal seahorses), and the males brood their young inside their trunk, instead of in a pouch on the tail. [11] A molecular phylogeny confirms that the pygmy seahorses are a monophyletic sister lineage of all other seahorses. [10]
Dwarf catshark: Scyliorhinus torrei: Dwarf frogfish: Antennarius pauciradiatus: Dwarf goatfish Upeneus parvus: Dwarf herring Jenkinsia lamprotaenia: Dwarf rainbowfish: Melanotaenia praecox: Dwarf round herring: Jenkinsia lamprotaenia: Dwarf scorpionfish Scorpaena elachys: Dwarf seahorse: Hippocampus zosterae: Dwarf wrasse: Doratonotus megalepis
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The lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), northern seahorse or spotted seahorse, is a species of fish that belongs to the family Syngnathidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] H. erectus is a diurnal species with an approximate length of 15 cm (5.9 inches) and lifespan of one to four years.