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Seahorse collection

olt:

The square seahorse tail

“Seahorse skeletons are composed of highly-articulated bony plates that surround a central vertebral column.“

zoochiclife:

Male and female lined seahorse mated pair interacting

Seahorses are really interesting for a wide variety of reasons, but not least because they can be seen doing things like this. Mated pairs will rest next to each other, wrap tails around each other, sway together, and bump gently into each other. It looks almost tender, and it’s definitely not an attempt at mating. Really, it looks like affection.

zoochiclife:

Three month old lined seahorse doing the *snick* on a mysis shrimp resting in shaving brush macro algae

zoochiclife:

Lined seahorse fry moved out on exhibit!
Born 10/10/2017

zoochiclife:

The lined seahorse fry are growing so fast! They are starting to look and act more like proper seahorses.

Source: wildlife-conservationist

oceanportal:

Hey there, little guy

A master of disguise, the pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) grows to only 2 cm in length and matches the gorgonian coral that it lives on. The pygmy seahorse is so successful at hiding that it was not discovered until its home was being studied in a lab.

Credit: Critidoc, Flickr

Source: oceanportal

zoochiclife:

Busy little sea horses