The seahorse is really one of the most peculiar species in the sea, and its unique appearance can give people a lot of imagination.
The first time I learned about the creature of the seahorse was when I watched The Adventures of Little Carp in elementary school through one of the animated characters called "Aku"! (ps This is really an excellent domestic cartoon)
A blue seahorse character named Aku
Gone astray, let's continue to get back to the main topic~
Since most people's understanding of the seahorse may still stay on its medicinal value, and what you see is also a dry and flattened brown corpse, so today we will take stock of some interesting seahorse species, definitely the first time you have seen it!
As the name suggests, it is one of the smallest seahorse species in the world, they are usually smaller than 2.4 centimeters in size, (about the same height as nail caps) Other unique features of the bean-ding seahorse include a fleshy head and body, a short snout, and a tail that is suitable for grasping, which is conducive to their tight grasping coral camouflage themselves. Two known color variations: gray and red nodules, and yellow and orange nodules.
The Dooding Seahorse has become the most popular star of tropical island diving resorts in recent years, with divers from all over the world coming to see its cute face.
The most popular pink
Small orange-yellow seahorse
This is a smaller diced hippocampus species than the pasteurized one above, which is usually about 20 mm, and the largest individual of Dennis bean diced is only 12 mm. Dennis bean-ding seahorses live above 20 meters on the seabed, and they live deeper and more difficult to detect than other bean-ding seahorses of the same kind (generally at 10-15 meters). Dennis bean-ding seahorses are all masters of disguise, and they are more capable of camouflaging themselves than babbitt-ding-ding seahorses, and it is difficult to find their tracks unless they are carefully searched.
Smooth bean-ding seahorses live on smooth gorgonian corals, and noduleed bean-diced seahorses live on uneven gorgonian corals
The Japanese bean-ding hippocampus was discovered in 2013 and officially made a scientific name in August 2018: hippocampusjapapigu. Japanese piglets are good at using their flat bodies and rich colors, disguised as seaweed to avoid predators. Biologists at the University of Texas in the United States said that Japan is a hotspot for global marine biodiversity, and before that, 10 species of seahorses had been found in Japan, of which 4 were miniature seahorses. The hippocampus is only 15 mm long and lives in coral reefs and seaweed at depths of 5 to 22 m, and feeds on plankton.
Image courtesy of Richard Smith. http://www.sci-news.com/biolo
The puffed seahorse, also known as the large-bellied seahorse, is one of the seahorses of the family Echinodontidae, the largest of all known seahorses, distributed in the waters of Australia and New Zealand in the southwest Pacific Region, and inhabits depths of up to 109 meters. Inhabiting the reef area, swimming with seagrass, it is carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans, and is oviparous. Unlike most species of seahorses, the large-bellied seahorse is good at swimming and can swim several hundred meters a day.
Big belly with a bulging belly
Dark spots and blemishes on the head and torso; The tail has alternating dark and pale stripes
Hippocampus histrix is a species of marine fish that lives near the coast of tropical and temperate regions in coral reef areas. The seahorse is distributed in the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific waters such as Singapore, the Chinese Sea, the Sea of Japan to Australia, and can be used as an ornamental fish with a peculiar appearance and color variation. At the same time, it is used as a medicinal economic fish because it has a certain function of traditional Chinese medicine.
The crown is not high, and the tip has 4-5 thin and pointed small spines of the seahorse.
The Jacques seahorse, one of the family Acephalusiaceae, is found in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea waters of the Western Indian Ocean, inhabiting depths of up to 20 m, body lengths of up to 14 cm, light milky yellow body, and white spots. The Jia's seahorse is gentle in appearance, but it is a voracious carnivore that does not let go as long as it can be swallowed, mainly small crustaceans, fish and other invertebrates.
The body is light cream yellow with white spots
The seahorse is a creature with relatively high water quality requirements, rare and difficult to find, in addition to the common medicinal seahorse species, there are many rare species waiting for people to explore. Today's inventory is here, more exciting content please pay more attention!