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A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos ( ἱππόκαμπος ), itself from híppos ( ἵππος ) meaning "horse" and kámpos ( κάμπος ) meaning "sea monster" [ 4 ] [ 5 ] or "sea animal". [ 6 ]
The short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. In 2007, colonies of the species were discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea. [4]
H. whitei is an ovoviviparous species, with females using an ovipositor to transfer eggs into a male's brood pouch, where they are fertilized and protected until the male gives birth to live young. [1] Males may brood 100–250 embryos at a time, and after a three-week gestation period, give birth to about 150 young. Males brood several times a ...
This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young. [1] Individuals reach sexual maturity at 11 centimetres (4.3 in). [ 3 ] The specific name and the common name honours the Indian physician, linguist and ichthyologist Dr. Surgeon-Major Atmaram Sadashiv "Muscati" Jayakar (1844–1911).
Experts have warned that giving birth in the ocean can attract sharks and is extremely dangerous. This woman plans to give birth in the ocean with a dolphin for a midwife Skip to main content
Birth can really touch a person, even if it's the birth of an adorable newborn horse. The woman just had to share the foal's first few moments of life. It hadn't even been cleaned yet, but the ...
The hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is a species of fish of the family Syngnathidae. It inhabits coastal waters from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and northern Australia . [ 1 ] It is threatened by overfishing , as both targeted catch and bycatch .