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Seahorse,
Pipefish and Leafy Sea Dragon Pictures |
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Sea horses,
pipefish, and leafy sea dragons are closely related
fish of the Syngnathidae family. Sea horses and pipefish
are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate
waters throughout the world in sea grass beds, coral
reefs, or mangroves. Leafy sea dragons are found
around southern and western Australia. They can range
from less than an inch long for sea horses, to more
than 18 inches for some of the leafy sea dragons.
Sea horses are named for their equine appearance,
leafy sea dragons for the leafy protrusions on their
body that are used for camouflage, and pipe fish
for the form of their snout which is like a long
tube. One of their common features is that the eggs
are brooded by the male. The female deposits her
eggs in a special pouch or brood patch on the male’s
body, and the male then fertilizes the eggs. The
male broods the eggs to maturity and then releases
them into the water whereupon they are completely
independent of their parents.
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Picture of White's seahorse
or sea horses, Hippocampus whitei, mating,
female transferring eggs to male's pouch, Australia
Image #: 009046 |
Image of leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus
eques, Kangaroo island, Australia
Image #: 009044 |
Stock photo of male
short-snouted seahorse or sea horse, Hippocampus
breviceps,
releases young from brood pouch, Australia
Image #: 006979 |
Photo of Snake pipefish,
Entelurus aequorus, Norway, North
Atlantic Ocean
Image #: 082105 |
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Photo of pygmy seahorse
or sea horse, Hippocampus bargibanti, Lebeth
strait, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Image #: 007376 |
Stock photo of Longsnout
seahorse, Hippocampus reidi, St. Croix,
Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Image #: 098832 |
Image of harlequin or
ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus,
Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
Image #: 024576 |
Picture of lined seahorse, Hippocampus
erectus, pregnant male giving birth (expelling
fry or baby seahorses from brood pouch)
Image #: 035732 |
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Picture of short-snouted
seahorse or sea horse, Hippocampus breviceps,
showing prehensile tail, Australia
Image #: 006973 |
Image of ornate or harlequin
ghost pipefish, Solenostomas paradoxus,
Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean
Image #: 009130 |
Stock photo of ringed
or banded pipefish, Doryramphus dactyliophorus,
Restorf Island, Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New
Guinea, Bismarck Sea/ Western Pacific Ocean
Image #: 033501 |
Photo of Robust Ghost
Pipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus, Lembeh
Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Image #: 045801 |
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