Seahorse

Of the many fish of the sea, none is more interesting and unique than the seahorse. Seahorses are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Gasterosteiformes, family Syngnathidae, and the genus Hippocampus. The genus name Hippocampus comes from two Greek words; hippos meaning horse and campus meaning monster. Their physical appearance explains why they received their name. They have a horse-like head and a curled tail. They have developed many unique adaptations

Seahorses, Hippocampus sp. Introduction: The name of seahorses is given to about 40 species of marine fish that occur worldwide. This group belongs to the family: Syngnathidae and the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek whereas Hippo means horse and Kampos means sea monster. The name in other Greek translation means bent horse. The size of this unique fish may reach up to 35 cm with an estimated lifespan of about 5 years. Distribution range: Seahorses are mainly found

detailed and elegant examples of this lies in one of Leithauser’s lesser known compositions. In this poem, which is titled “Seahorses” (p.98, Poetry Speaks: who i am), the author invites us below the waves to witness firsthand an “equine wonder” that initially appears to be only a strange looking fish, but turns out to be a haven for exotic beauty and imagination.

Most of these studies involve marine fish and do not look at an aquarium setting. However, a couple of studies have, including Anderson, et al. (2010), which looks at the stress responses of the lined seahorse to chronic noise exposure. Another study looked at the disruption of normal swimming behavior of zebrafishes as well as whether or not they choose a relatively quiet tank over a noisy tank (Neo et al., 2015). However, we could find no study that

Seahorse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the animal. For the mythological animal sea-horse, see hippocamp. For other uses, see Seahorse (disambiguation). Seahorses are a genus (Hippocampus) of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, which also includes pipefish and leafy sea dragons. There are over 32 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas

elements enhance the beauty of sea environments. There are more than 30 different kinds of seahorses. Their charming formbeauty and beautyforms make them an inspiring subject yet challenging to paint. One of favorite habitat of seahorses is seagrass. For my first project, a yellowish-brown seahorse against a blue underwater background comes to my mind. I want to add colorful seagrass alongside the seahorse rather than plain green seagrass. The goal is to capture the texture and rhythm of the underwater

Seahorses are very different from other fish that live in the sea. There are so many things that are different about them. Seahorses are unique fish that live in the ocean and one unique thing about seahorses is that the male seahorses have the babies because of their pouch and seahorses have advantages over other fish because of their tail and snout. Seahorses are unique. Seahorse’s real name is hippocampus. Hippocampus means “horse caterpillar.” They are called a hippocampus because of their

Familiar Shores The waves were tauntingly calm that day, after the hurricane of fast-paced incidents that uprooted John’s life from the very beginning. He didn’t think he would have changed it, even if he had a choice. He pulled his brimmed hat further over his droopy eyes and squirmed into a more comfortable position on the makeshift hammock, recalling the very first day. John had found himself conflicted. His hands tugged through his rapidly greying hair, peppered areas of darkness disappearing

transforming them into nightmares. Everything was perfect, except that this sea-stallion needed it’s sea-mare. You see, seahorses mate for life, so I had to be picky and choose the right one. But I knew once I found the right one, the rest of my life would be

Have you ever wondered what seahorses do when you walk away or when the the aquarium closed. Well seahorses are not normal fish. Seahorses are very unique animals. They can do many different things the normal fish can’t do. They can flip upside down and the can even blend in with its surrounding!! Seahorses have many more talents . Keep reading to see more on what theses unique animals can do!! Seahorses are not ad helpless as you would think and the babies can do many thing. Some of them can