Ocean Animals Sea Horse

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Ocean animals sea horse. Seahorses are among the most unusual animals to inhabit the marine ecosystem. They have independently moving eyes like a chameleon a pouch like a kangaroo and a tail that acts like a monkeys. The species however is extremely slow growing. Distribution of the seahorse there are 54 known species of seahorse and these species can be found across the world.

There are many amazing animals that live in the pacific ocean some are fish some are mammals there are even birds that spend their whole lives. The sea horse is also commonly found around coral reefs where there is plenty of food and places for the seahorse to hide. The seahorse is a small species of vertebrate that is found in the tropical shallows and temperate waters around the world. They are a type of fish but swim upright rather than horizontally.

Its genus name is derived from an ancient word hippos meaning horse and kampos meaning sea monster. Fuscus the sea pony. Unlike many other animal species males are the ones that get pregnant. Three species live in the mediterranean sea.

Seahorses are small marine fishes from the family syngnathidae and genus hippocampus. Lophelia coral this is a cold water coral that grows in the deep water of the atlantic ocean. These species form territories. In the atlantic ocean they can be found from the coast of canada to south america.

Males stay within 1 m 2 10 sq ft of habitat while females range over about one hundred times that. Sea animals are animals that live in the salt water of the sea or ocean. In the pacific ocean they can be found from the coast of the north america to the coast of south america. The biggest ocean is called the pacific ocean.

Hippocampus the short snouted seahorse and h. Buy econie sea horse shower curtain ocean animal waterproof polyester blackout draperies window solid grommet with 12 hooks for bedroom living bathroom 71 x 7110.