Short-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus hippocampus
Animal facts
The short-snouted seahorse is threatened in the wild
Seahorses are unique in that the male seahorse carries the babies in a "pouch" and actually goes in to labour.
Where they live
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic and even the River Thames in London
Habitat
Shallow, muddy waters or estuaries
What they eat
Shrimps
IUCN status
Data Deficient
