Short-snouted seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

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

Conservation work

Project Seahorse

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