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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 minimum habitat requirements for captive lined seahorses consist of a tank 18 inches vertical in height and 20 to 25 gallons for a pair, 30 to 40 gallons for two pairs. The tank should be kept at a constant temperature between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius (72 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit). [8]
A pacific seahorse anchoring itself in eelgrass.. Hippocampus ingens are one of the largest seahorses, with adult pacific seahorses ranging in size from 12 to 19 centimetres (4.7 to 7.5 in) in height, with a maximum known size of 30 centimetres (12 in).
However, big-belly seahorses fed higher rations (10–20% of wet body weight) had greater body weights and higher condition factors. The most cost-effective feeding strategy, based on the total mysids offered, was the 5% ration, with survival rates remaining at 100% across all treatments.
A medium-sized seahorse, the tiger tail seahorse reaches a maximum total length of around 15 centimetres (5.9 in). [5] The coloration of this species is variable, generally being black or brown in adults with yellow saddle shapes on the upper surface and yellow stripes on the tail, hence the common name.
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.
Pygmy seahorses are 14–27 millimetres (0.55–1.06 in) long from the tip of the tail to the end of the snout, so that their vertical height while swimming is still smaller. [5] An adult may be as small as 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long. [6] True pygmy seahorses have distinctive morphological markers. [5]
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. Long-lost ocean worms photobomb ...