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Longspine Seahorse

The longspine seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), named for the spines covering its...

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How Many Seahorse Species?

There are 47 different species of seahorses and 14 of those were discovered in the...

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Hitchhiking Seahorses

Seahorses are hitchhikers. They can travel long distances across the...

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Seahorses Make A Racket

Seahorses make noise! Seahorses make noises that can be heard underwater similar to...

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A Cold-Water Seahorse

Seahorses are not just tropical creatures. They can be found in colder waters like...

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Dancing Seahorse Pairs

Seahorse couples, such as this pair of thorny seahorses (Hippocampus...

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Seahorse Lovebirds

Most wild seahorses (here the thorny seahorse Hippocampus histrix) are...

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A Pregnant Seahorse

Instead of females, male seahorses carry the developing seahorse embryos in a...

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A Foot-Long Seahorse

Seahorses range in size—from as small as a pine nut to as large as a banana. The...

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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse...

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The Dragon of the Sea

Just like other seahorse species, male weedy sea dragons are the ones to get...

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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

  By Lindsay Aylesworth, Project Seahorse The day I stepped into my...