Fascinating Facts About Seahorses
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
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