Sea Horse (Hippocampus)

Seahorses are any species belonging to the genus Hippocampus, which, in turn, belongs to the family Syngnathidae, which also includes pipefish and leafy sea dragons. There are over 47 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, coral reefs, or mangroves. Colonies have been found in European waters such as the Thames Estuary. From North America down to South America there are approximately four species, ranging from very small in size (dwarf seahorses are only about 2.5 cm / 1" long) to those much larger, found off the Pacific Coast of Central America (the foot-long Hippocampus ingens). Hippocampus erectus are larger seahorses found anywhere from Nova Scotia down to around Uruguay. Three different species of seahorse live in the Mediterranean Sea: Hippocampus hippocampus (long snout), Hippocampus brevirostris (short snout) and Hippocampus fuscus (immigrated from the Red Sea). These fish form territories, with males staying in about one square meter of their habitat while females range about one hundred times that area. They bob around in sea grass meadows, mangrove stands, and coral reefs where they are camouflaged by murky brown and grey patterns that blend into the sea grass backgrounds. During social moments or in unusual surroundings, seahorses turn bright colors.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus_%28genus%29

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• seahorse
• hippocampus
• underwater
• undesea
• ocean
• animals

[bdbisback74]

@1:20...is that REALLY a sea-horse?? I never seen one that looked EXACTLY like the real life Horses! wow!!!

[shantiliu]

@bdbisback74 , no, that sea-horse is a picture! so... you paid attention to my video, that's nice. ty very much

[IPhar7I]

Hm I think they look like little dragons.

We should call them "Seadragons" :P

[shantiliu]

@IPhar7I , Yes, u right :)

[SuperBluehaze]

These horses walk another earth,

suspended in nothingness,

they gallop and wander the vast ocean's night;

unaware that they trot and wonder

in silence, without a sigh,

before they fade into the dark dephs,

without even a murmur, or tear drop,

they live, they die

in silence.

[shantiliu]

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year bcz when it is darkest, men see the stars :))

[funkfanzzify]

Amazing animals, beautiful colored pictures. Art! thanks!!

[EnragedTurkey]

There was a weedy sea dragon in one of the pictures.

[Famous0Glitters]

I think ur kinda specified in seahorse but i just want to know:

Where do we find sea horse?

And also:

When a seahorse gives birth,sometimes it make a lot of childy seahorses,How many of these thousand seahorse get to live a long time

and las question:

How many time do they live?

THX :[)

Nice video by the way!

[trustinvrede]

nice words

[livi12001]

First picture = EPIC.