1. Amazing Seahorses By
Laura McComb
EDU 529
Dr. Sha Li

2. Seahorse: Fish or Horse???
A seahorse is a fish!

3. Each day a seahorse can consume up to 3,000 brine shrimp; seahorses have no teeth and swallow their food whole.

4. Seahorses live in sea grass beds, mangroves, or coral reefs.
the coral reef.

5. A Seahorse’s Body Parts
coronet: is nearly as distinctive as a human thumbprint dorsal fin: moves fish forward pectoral fins: control turning and steering eyes: each eye moves independently reproduction: male becomes pregnant when a female deposits her eggs into his pouch

6. Seahorse babies are on their own after their birth.
Seahorse DADS give birth to about 100 babies.

7. The Hippocampus Reidi is 15 centimeters long.
A Seahorse’s Size
The Dwarf Pygmy Seahorse is 3 centimeters long.
The Hippocampus Reidi is 15 centimeters long.
The Spiny Seahorse is is 15 centimeters long.

8. Kinds of Seahorses Weedy Dragon Seahorse Alligator Seahorse
Leafy Dragon Seahorse
Potbelly Seahorse

9. Are seahorses endangered?
Not officially. Seahorses are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
Seahorses, with their enchanting and almost magical appearance are truly amazing animals.

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EDU 529
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