Is a seahorse really a fish?
Yes! Seahorses are fish. Although their body is different from most fish we know, seahorses belong to the group of bony fish. Their body is made up of small bony plates and they do not have scales.
This species of seahorse is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina in the United States to the southern region of Brazil, in Santa Catarina. It is a fish that lives in marine and brackish waters, usually associated with reefs, at depths ranging from 0 to 55 meters.
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Long-snouted seahorse
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Hippocampus reidi
Seahorses have tube-shaped mouths and are carnivorous. Their diet consists of plankton, small mollusks, and crustaceans such as brine shrimp. In adulthood, their prehensile tail becomes more developed, allowing them to grasp algae and corals so they are not carried away by currents. They can change color and move their eyes independently. They are difficult to spot because they adapt to their environment and camouflage themselves. Seahorses are ovoviviparous! A peculiarity is that males “get pregnant.” The female deposits her eggs into the male’s brood pouch, where he fertilizes them and carries them until birth. The offspring are born looking like miniature adults. A single male can produce between 150 and 1,200 offspring per pregnancy, depending on the species. The maximum size can reach about 17 cm.