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Meet the Strange Syngnathiformes
By Tami Weiss
| Date posted: November 21, 2009
Syngnathiformes is the order of highly-specialized predatory fish known for their unusual appearance and adaptations. The most well known is the seahorse, but all of the syngnathids have similar features: long, narrow bodies that lack rings but are instead have a bony exterior that makes up armor, and small, tubular mouths used for sucking in prey.
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Pygmy Seahorses
By Angela Feng
| Date posted: August 4, 2009
What is a pygmy seahorse? Pygmy seahorses are part of the genus Hippocampus which all seahorses belong. They are minute seahorse species found through the world, most less than one inch in size. Most species have been discovered within the past 10 years. Since then, they have become one of the most popular creatures for recreational divers to seek out.
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Happy Father’s Day! 10 Seahorse Facts About the Best Dad In the Animal Kingdom.
By Tami Weiss
| Date posted: June 19, 2009
Seahorses are often referred to as the best dads in the animal kingdom – and for good reason – they’re the only animal where the male gets pregnant! That’s right, it’s the men that take on the joys of childbirth in these equine fishes.
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Fish Stores Say The Darnedest Things: 20 Misconceptions About Seahorses
By Tami Weiss
| Date posted: June 22, 2004
Seahorses are shrouded in as much fantasy as fact, and much misinformation exists about them. Much of this is perpetuated by ill-informed fish stores, some by the media sensationalizing the almost unreal seahorses. Twenty of the most common misconceptions are addressed here.
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Recognized Hippocampus Species and Common Names
By Administrator
| Date posted:
There are currently around 40 recognized seahorse species. Seahorses are part of the family Syngnathidae (pronounced sing-nath-i-dee), which means “fused jaw”. All seahorses belong to the genus Hippocampus.
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Pipe Fish
By Gerald Jennings
| Date posted: March 1, 2000
Members of the family Syngnathidae, more commonly known as Pipe Fish, can be found throughout the world both in brackish and marine waters. Coldwater species can be found around the British coast and there are seven species that have been recorded as being quite common. We shall deal with these coldwater species first:
Native species:-
Syngnathus acus, [...]