{"id":8163,"date":"2022-05-13T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:00:40","slug":"seahorse-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/discover\/animals\/sea-life\/seahorse-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahorse facts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Find out all about one of the ocean\u2019s most fascinating fish with our super-cool <strong>seahorse facts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Seahorse facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fast seahorse facts<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Family<\/strong>: Syngnathidae<br \/>\n<strong>Genus<\/strong>: Hippocampus<br \/>\n<strong>Classification<\/strong>: Fish<br \/>\n<strong>IUCN status<\/strong>: Data Deficient or Vulnerable, depending on species<br \/>\n<strong>Lifespan (in wild)<\/strong>: 3 years<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 200g<br \/>\n<strong>Body size<\/strong>: 2-35cm<br \/>\n<strong>Top speed<\/strong>: 150cm per hour<br \/>\n<strong>Diet<\/strong>: Carnivore<br \/>\n<strong>Habitat<\/strong>: Ocean<br \/>\n<strong>Range<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/seahorses-map-final.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8171\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/seahorses-map-final.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seahorses are tiny fish that are named for the shape of their head, which looks like the head of&#8230;.yup, you guessed it -a tiny horse. There are around <strong>36 seahorse species<\/strong>, which are found in tropical and temperate coastal waters where they swim upright among seaweed and other plants.<\/p>\n<p>Seahorses\u2019 bodies are covered in tiny, spiny plates, all the way from their head down to their curled, flexible tail. The tail can grasp objects, which comes in handy when these cool critters want to anchor themselves to vegetation. To move forward through the water, seahorses use their dorsal fin (back fin). To move up and down, they adjust the volume of air in a tiny pocket inside their body, called a \u2018<strong>swim bladder<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.natgeokids.co.uk\/product\/national-geographic-kids-ocean-activity-and-colouring-book\/?article_link=NGKwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308891\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book.jpg\" alt=\"If you love this article, you'll love our Ocean Activity and Colouring Book is written on the post, which shows a book called Ocean Activity and Colouring Book, as well as a blue jellyfish\" width=\"1042\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The seahorse life-cycle is one of the most fascinating nature has to offer! A female seahorse lays dozens, sometimes hundreds, of eggs in a pouch on the male seahorse\u2019s abdomen. Called a \u2018<strong>brood pouch<\/strong>\u2019, it\u2019s a bit like the pouch of a kangaroo, used for carrying young. Depending on the seahorse species, the eggs remain in the brood pouch for up to 45 days, until the eggs are ready to hatch. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seahorse facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seahorse-facts-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new baby seahorses, each about the size of an M&amp;M, find other baby seahorses and float together in small groups, clinging to each other using their tails. Cute, eh? Unlike kangaroos, though, baby seahorses do not return to the pouch. These guys have it tough, and must find food and hide from predators as soon as they\u2019re born!<\/p>\n<p>A master of camouflage, these fab fish can be incredibly difficult to spot. Camouflage not only helps the seahorse avoid predators, such as crabs and other fish, it helps it to be a predator, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.natgeokids.co.uk\/product\/national-geographic-kids-oceans-find-it-explore-it\/?article_link=NGKwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308890\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It.jpg\" alt=\"You'll love our educational magazines for all ages! is written on the post, which shows a book called Oceans Find It! Explore it! which has a clownfish on the front\" width=\"1042\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feeding on small crustaceans, seahorses are super-skilled ambush predators. Rather than chasing their food, they wait, unnoticed, for prey to pass by. They then suck their unsuspecting victim though their tube-like mouth, before swallowing it whole. Gulp!<\/p>\n<p>Two species of seahorse can be found in coastal waters off the UK and Ireland &#8211; the <strong>Spiny Seahorse<\/strong> and the <strong>Short Snouted Seahorse<\/strong>. Have you ever been lucky enough to see one?<\/p>\n<h6>Picture credits &#8211;\u00a0Seahorse face: Richard Carey, Dreamstime. Seahorse in ocean grasses: Lukas Blazek, Dreamstime.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out all about one of the ocean\u2019s most fascinating fish with our super-cool seahorse facts! Fast seahorse facts Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Hippocampus Classification: Fish IUCN status: Data Deficient or Vulnerable, depending on species Lifespan (in wild): 3 years Weight: 200g Body size: 2-35cm Top speed: 150cm per hour Diet: Carnivore Habitat: Ocean Range: Seahorses &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/discover\/animals\/sea-life\/seahorse-facts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Seahorse 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