2. When?
• About 25 to 20 million years ago! When bodies
of open water between Australia and Indonesia
changed, leaving them with shallow sea grass
habitat.
3. What IS a Seahorse?
• A horse-resembling boney fish
• Upright posture
• Hard exoskeleton
• Long suction-snout
• Prehensile tail
4. Where do they live?
• Sheltered areas, such as sea grass beds, coral
reefs and mangroves.
Did you know?
• The tail permits seahorses to grab onto blades of
sea grass and other aquatic vegetation.
• Threatened Endangered Species
• The males give birth! (“Fish Super Father”)
