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Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate salt water throughout the world, from about 45°S to 45°N. [8] They live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, and mangroves. Four species are found in Pacific waters from North America to South America.
Lined seahorses can often be found with their tails wrapped around crab pots as well. [1] [11] In the winter, the seahorses are more prominent in deeper waters, versus warmer months, where they are usually found in shallow waters attached to vegetation. [12] The temperature in which the H. erectus dwells varies with the different latitudes.
There are more than 8,000 animals and 500 species to discover at this Brooklyn-based must-see including southern sea otters which have just arrived, a zebra shark, northern seahorses, and African ...
Male seahorses have a specialized ventral brood pouch to carry the embryos, male sea dragons attach the eggs to their tails, and male pipefish may do either, depending on their species. [4] The most fundamental difference between the different lineages of the family Syngnathidae is the location of male brood pouch. [5]
The species is common in China and more so in Brazil, but in both areas is at risk of becoming an endangered species. In China these seahorses are used for trade and for traditionally Chinese medication, while in Brazil they are heavily traded, involving the commercial extraction of 25 million seahorses per year. [7]
All Hippocampus species are listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which regulates the export of seahorses. Signed countries are meant to provide permits for seahorse exports, and ensure that these exports are not harmful to wild populations.
Photographs of seahorses taken by scuba divers revealed evidence of a long-lost species of marine worm that hasn’t been seen since the mid-1950s, scientists say.
Hippocampus barbouri is found in seagrasses and shallow waters off the coasts of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. [4] Individuals have been recorded at a maximum depth of 10 metres (33 ft). The Barbour's Seahorse is native to Indonesia (Bali, Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Malaysia (Sabah), and the Philippines. [ 4 ]