Thanks to diligent observers, seahorses, those enigmatic and charismatic fish, are not only being discovered in new habitats and expanded geographic ranges, they are also being found at new ocean ...

On its own, a baby seahorse has a lot to contend with. On average, if the population is stable, only two of the thousands of young that a pair produces will reach maturity. Life doesn't become ...

NOVA: Can you talk a little bit about how you got interested in seahorses and what sort of life you lead as a scientist? AV: I suppose I study seahorses for three reasons. Initially, I started ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Unlike most species, it is the male seahorses who give birth. Female seahorses impregnate the males with their eggs, and 10-25 days later, the males spew out ...

With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

Have you ever looked at a seahorse and wondered to yourself if you could own one as a pet? If so, you’re in luck! Although it’s not your typical house pet, keeping seahorses in captivity is something ...

Increasingly, the characteristics that make seahorses so seemingly exotic, along with their alleged curative powers, have led to their demise—trade in seahorses is a leading cause of population ...

DESCRIPTION: Adults of this tiny seahorse species are only one inch tall and have a high, columnar coronet. They can be beige, yellow, green or nearly black, with variable mottling ranging from absent ...

Seahorses look and act quite unlike most other fish - for a start, swimming is not their forte. Discover the peculiar features, abilities and behaviours that make seahorses and their closest relatives ...