Zebra seahorses are a fish that seems like it shouldn’t exist but it does, barely. What we mean by that is that there are examples of seahorses in the wild with perfect black and white stripes, one species is even…
Hippocampus nalu, the First Pygmy Seahorse in Africa
Hippocampus nalu, the Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse was officially described today and it represent the first of these cryptic species to be found in Africa. For many years there were only three species of pygmy seahorses but today’s publication of Hippocampus…
What Is A Roasted Seahorse-on-a-Stick Worth?
Floating markets are a very popular tourist attraction in Thailand where tourists flock to shop many unusual items and especially ‘street’ food. However one vendor recently caused quite a commotion by selling roasted seahorses on a stick. Despite having virtually…
Hippocampus haema, a surprising New Species of Seahorse from Japan & Korea
Hippocampus haema is a new species of crowned seahorse from the northwest Pacific Ocean around Korea and Japan. The poster child for the crowned seahorses is Hippocampus coronatus, recognized by its pronounced and tall head crown or horn. Once thought…
Seahorses Can Get Domesticated Too
Clownfish and some dottybacks may get the most attention in discussions of captive bred marine fish, and especially domesticated of aquarium species. But seahorses are among some of the earliest species bred for ornamental aquariums and they have showed domesticated…
Pinto Seahorses: Captive Bred Seahorse Can Get Domesticated Too
Because they bear live young, seahorses were among some of the first marine fish to be bred in captivity. With a long history of captive breeding you’d think that there would be more domesticated strains of various Hippocampus species, and there…
Project Seahorse and iSeahorse – Saving Seahorses Together IAC 2016
International Aquarium Congress | Day 4 Seahorses are among the most delicate creatures we can keep in a home aquarium. And in the wild sadly their population and habitat are just as fragile. PhD student, Xiong Zhang gave a presentation to…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Barbour’s Seahorse
The Barbour’s Seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri, is born a striking yellow with an eye catching zebra striped snout. Its textured skin with spines protruding from its body make it an unusual species. Like most seahorses, it likes to hang out in…
Seahorse tail may be the key to future of robotics
The seahorse might ‘hold’ the answer to better, tougher and more coordinated robots in the future. A team of researchers were inspired by the strangely unique square tail of the seahorse to potential build robots that could perform surgical procedures,…
Hybrid seahorse raised and thoroughly documented by Florida Tech
A clutch of hybrid seahorses has been raised by Florida Institute of Technology researchers resulting in a nice herd of lined and longsnout seahorse crosses. The hybridization began when aquarists at Vero Beach Marine Lab noticed courtship and mating between a female Hippocampus…
