Seahorses are small fish that range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm. They have a unique equine appearance and swim poorly using their dorsal and pectoral fins. Male seahorses have a pouch to carry eggs until the young are fully developed. Seahorses live in shallow tropical and temperate waters around the world and feed on small crustaceans and larvae. Some seahorse species are endangered due to habitat loss and being used for souvenirs.

1. SEAHORSE
DORSAL
FIN
PECTORAL
FIN
CORONET
ANAL
FIN
TRUNK RINGS
TAIL RINGS
genus Hippocampus

2. WHAT DO WE NOW OF THE SEA
HORSE?
Seahorses range
in size from 1.5 to
35.5 cm
They are named for their
equine appearance. Although
they are bony fish, they do not
have scales, but rather thin skin
stretched over a series of bony
plates, which are arranged in
rings throughout their bodies.Seahorses swim very poorly,
rapidly fluttering a dorsal fin
and using pectoral fins
(located behind their eyes) to
steer.

3. HOW DO THEY BREATHE?
Seahorses breathe with
their gills. Seahorses are
fish and like most other
fish they breathe
through gills.

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYUTTqupOY
Video: True Facts About The
Seahorse

5. HOW DO THEY REPRODUCT?
The male seahorse is equipped with a pouch on
the ventral, or front-facing, side of the tail. When
mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500
eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the
eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge
fully developed, but very small. Once the young
are released into the water, the male's role is done
and he offers no further care and often mates
again within hours or days during the breeding
season

6. REPRODUCT
SCHEME

7. WHAT THEY EAT?
Seahorses feed on small crustaceans
floating in the water or crawling on the
bottom. With excellent camouflage
and patience, seahorses ambush prey
that floats within striking range. My sid
shrimp and other small crustaceans
are favorites, but some seahorses have
been observed eating other kinds of
invertebrates and even larval fish.

8. WHERE THEY LIFE?
Seahorses are mainly found
in shallow tropical and
temperate waters
throughout the world, and
live in sheltered areas such
as seagrass beds, estuaries,
coral reefs, or mangroves.

9. ARE THEY ENDANGERED?
They are used for
souvenirs, they’re in risk
of extinction. Some
species, such as the
Paradoxical Seahorse,
are already extinct.
Coral reefs and
seagrass beds (viable
habitats) are reduced.

10. CURIOSITIES OF THE SEAHORSE
Eyesight
Seahorses have excellent eyesight and
their eyes are able to work
independently. This means they can
look forwards and backwards at the
same time!
Sleep?
They sleep at night. It tend to attach his
tail to a rock and then it will allow his
body in an horizontal position. It seems
they sleep under a rock.
Communication?
They make a noise very similar to the
sound of lips smacking together, and
they make this noise during courtship
and feeding time.