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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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

Wed, 01/02/2013 - 12:01

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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

If youngsters get cared for at all, the mother is usually involved. But in fish and...

June 2011

Two longsnout seahorses underwater.

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Longsnout Seahorse

The longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) can be found near seagrasses, corals,...

Seahorses are hitchhikers. They can travel long distances across the ocean—farther than they can swim—by attaching themselves to floating seaweed and debris.

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Hitchhiking Seahorses

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

Two thorny seahorses sit back to back underwater.

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Seahorse Lovebirds

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

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse Coral Triangle and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend into their environment. This helps to protect them from p

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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

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

Seahorse couples (such as these Hippocampus histrix) greet each other every morning with a unique dance that sometimes involves changing color. The couple promenades and pirouettes together for several minutes before separating for the rest of the day. The

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Dancing Seahorse Pairs

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

Seahorses make noise! Seahorses make noises that can be heard underwater similar to the sound of smacking your lips. They make them during feeding and courtship.

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Seahorses Make A Racket

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

The weedy sea dragon male can hold around 250 eggs in his pouch.

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The Dragon of the Sea

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

A big-bellied seahorse

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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...

A male short-snouted seahorse with a pouch full of eggs.

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A Pregnant Seahorse

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

A bright yellow long-snouted seahorse.

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A Cold-Water Seahorse

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