Special Sub-Topic: Those Amazing Seahorses Authored by: randyaimee Sub-topic of: Fish

About how many species of seahorses are there in the world?

About 35. Not that many out there!

Which one of these interesting facts about male seahorses is true?

The male raises the babies. The female lays her eggs in his pouch, he then incubates them for about 30 days, then they hatch.

What internal structure does the seahorse lack?

stomach. Seahorse eat constantly to help get enough food to digest

All these fish are related to the seahorse except...

Pork Fish. The other three are related due to the fused jaws.

Which fact about the seahorse is false?

Are a favorite food supply for most fish. Actually, some fish will eat seahorses, however, most will not because they are very bony with little meat on them.

Hippocampus erectus in the scientific name for which seahorse?

Lined Seahorse.

Seahorses belong to the family Syngnathidae. What does this translate to in English? (Syngnathidae comes from the Greek words syn and gnathus)

Fused jaws. All of them have fused jaws, so they kind of suck up their food like a straw.

Which fin does the seahorse lack?

Caudal. The caudal fin is the tail fin which most fish uses for movement in the water...a seahorse's tail is more adapated for clinging on to vegetation.

Most seahorses will stay with the same mate for life.

t. They are very monogamous.

Both the Leafy and the Weedy sea dragons are found only where?

Australia. Very odd looking animals!