About This Animal

• Unique Appearance: Seahorses look like they’re wearing tiny suits of armor. Their bodies have a bony, plate-like structure that helps protect them.
• Tail Power: They have prehensile tails, which means they can grab onto things with their tails, like seaweed or coral, to stay anchored in place.
• Small but Mighty: Seahorses are usually quite small, with many species being just a few inches long. The smallest ones are only about 1 inch long!
• Cool Camouflage: They can change color to blend in with their surroundings. This helps them hide from predators.
• Daddy’s Role: In seahorse families, it's the daddy seahorse that carries and gives birth to the babies. He has a special pouch where the eggs are kept until they hatch.
• Slow Movers: Seahorses aren’t fast swimmers. They use their tiny dorsal fin to move, which makes them look like they’re drifting through the water.
• Variety of Species: There are about 70 different species of seahorses, and they live in oceans all around the world, from shallow reefs to deep sea areas.
• Tiny Teeth: Seahorses don't have teeth. Instead, they use their snouts to suck up tiny plankton and small shrimp for food.
• Not Good Swimmers: They’re not very strong swimmers and often get carried along by ocean currents.
• Endangered Species: Some seahorse species are endangered due to habitat loss and fishing, so it’s important to protect their ocean homes.