Fascinating Facts About Seahorses
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SEAHORSES
SEAHORSES MIGHT NOT LOOK
MUCH LIKE FISH, BUT THEY ARE
FISH. LIKE ALL FISH, SEAHORSES
HAVE GILLS SO THAT THEY CAN
OBTAIN OXYGEN FROM THE
WATER. UNLIKE OTHER FISH,
SEAHORSES SWIM UP RIGHT. THEY
ALSO HAVE BONY PLATES
COVERING THEIR BODIES RATHER
THAN SCALES.
WORLDWIDE • SEAHORSES ARE MAINLY
IN WARM , SHALLOW, COASTAL SEAS.
THEY LIVE AMONG SEAGRASS ,
MANGROVES CORAL AND KELP. IN THESE
PLACES THEY ARE PROTECTED AGAINST
STRONG CURRENTS AND STORMS
Where seahorses live?
SOME SEAHORSES LIVE IN ESTUARIES, THE
SHELTERED PLACES WERE RIVERS MEET THE
SEA. • AUSTRALIAN ABOUT 25 SPECIES OF
SEAHORSES RE FOUND IN AUSTRALIAN
WATERS. SOME SPECIES ARE WIDESPREAD
AND OTHERS ARE FOUND ONLY IN CERTAIN
AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PYGMY
SEAHORSE IS FOUND ALONG THE COASTS
OF QUEENSLAND AND JAPAN. AND THE
SOUTHERN POTBELLY SEAHORSE LIVES
ALONG THE VICTORIAN AND TASMANIAN
COASTS.
Where seahorses live?
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MALE HAS THE BABY. IT
IS THE ONLY ANIMAL WERE THE MALE IS
PREGNANT. I NO IT IS A BIT WEIRD BUT IT IS TRUE. •
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BREEDING SEASON
THE MALE SEAHORSE GROWS A POUCH ON HIS
BELLY. • THE MALE AND FEMALE ENTWINE THERE
TAILS BEFORE THE FEMALE LAYS HER EGGS IN THE
MAILS POUCH. • THE MALE FERTILIZES THE EGGS
AND THEY ATTACH TO THE WALL OF HIS POUCH.
INSIDE THE EMBRYOS DEVELOP.
Pregnancy
MAXIMUM LENGTH FROM SNOUT TO TAIL:
BIG-BELLIED SEAHORSE-32CM DENISE’S
PYGMY SEAHORSE- 1.6CM LONG-
SNOUTED SEAHORSE-16CM PACIFIC
SEAHORSE-35CM WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
SEAHORSE- 20CM
Size
SEAHORSES EAT LITTLE TYPES OF
FOOD. EXAMPLE: SEA LICE; SEA
SNAIL; SAND FLY
Food
Trabalho Realizado por:
Pedro Picoito nº18
Rafael Gomes nº19
Raul Jesus nº20
Tiago Pedro nº21
Seahorses, though fish, have unique characteristics such as swimming upright, bony plates instead of scales, and the male carrying and birthing the babies. They inhabit warm coastal seas worldwide, with some species found in specific regions like Australia. Seahorses feed on small marine creatures like sea lice and sand flies. Discover more intriguing details about these enchanting marine creatures in this insightful content.
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What is a seahorse? SEAHORSES MUCH LIKE FISH, BUT THEY ARE FISH. LIKE ALL FISH, SEAHORSES HAVE GILLS SO THAT THEY CAN OBTAIN OXYGEN WATER. UNLIKE SEAHORSES SWIM UP RIGHT. THEY ALSO HAVE COVERING THEIR BODIES RATHER THAN SCALES. MIGHT NOT LOOK FROM OTHER THE FISH, BONY PLATES
Where seahorses live? WORLDWIDE SEAHORSES ARE MAINLY IN WARM , SHALLOW, COASTAL SEAS. THEY LIVE AMONG MANGROVES CORAL AND KELP. IN THESE PLACES THEY ARE PROTECTED AGAINST STRONG CURRENTS AND STORMS SEAGRASS ,
Where seahorses live? SOME SEAHORSES LIVE IN ESTUARIES, THE SHELTERED PLACES WERE RIVERS MEET THE SEA. AUSTRALIAN ABOUT 25 SPECIES OF SEAHORSES RE FOUND WATERS. SOME SPECIES ARE WIDESPREAD AND OTHERS ARE FOUND ONLY IN CERTAIN AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE, SEAHORSE IS FOUND ALONG THE COASTS OF QUEENSLAND AND JAPAN. AND THE SOUTHERN POTBELLY ALONG THE VICTORIAN AND TASMANIAN COASTS. IN AUSTRALIAN THE PYGMY SEAHORSE LIVES
Pregnancy DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MALE HAS THE BABY. IT IS THE ONLY ANIMAL PREGNANT. I NO IT IS A BIT WEIRD BUT IT IS TRUE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BREEDING SEASON THE MALE SEAHORSE GROWS A POUCH ON HIS BELLY. THE MALE AND FEMALE ENTWINE THERE TAILS BEFORE THE FEMALE LAYS HER EGGS IN THE MAILS POUCH. THE MALE FERTILIZES THE EGGS AND THEY ATTACH TO THE WALL OF HIS POUCH. INSIDE THE EMBRYOS DEVELOP. WERE THE MALE IS
Size MAXIMUM LENGTH FROM SNOUT TO TAIL: BIG-BELLIED SEAHORSE-32CM PYGMY SEAHORSE- SNOUTED SEAHORSE-16CM SEAHORSE-35CM WESTERN SEAHORSE- 20CM DENISE S LONG- PACIFIC AUSTRALIAN 1.6CM
Food SEAHORSES EAT LITTLE TYPES OF FOOD. EXAMPLE: SEA LICE; SEA SNAIL; SAND FLY
Trabalho Realizado por: Pedro Picoito n 18 Rafael Gomes n 19 Raul Jesus n 20 Tiago Pedro n 21
