Common Seahorse
An endangered species of Hawaii
Description
- Classified as fish
- Skin in these colors: black, brown, creamy, yellow, orange-yellow, or red.
- The length of a seahorse can grow up to 30 centimeters
- One of their unusual characteristics are their snouts.
(ARK)
Food Chain
- Prey to larger fish
- Predators to tiny fish, small shrimp, plankton, and small crustaceans.
- Seahorses get their food from their own habitat.
- They are carnivores.
(NWE)
Habitat
- Usually found in Hawaii, Australia, North America, and Asia
- Live in water
- Live in tropical and temperate climate
- In the water, they live in estuaries, reefs, and mud slopes.
(ARK)
Adaptation
- They have no teeth, so they swallow their food through their tube-like mouths.
- Camoflauge to protect themselves from predators and hiding to catch food
- After birth, baby seahorses must be independent and do things on their own.
(ARK)
Critical Info
Endangered because:
- Being sold in shops as souvenirs
- Used in Chinese medicine
- Accidentally killed as bycatch during shrimp trawling.
To help the seahorse's endangerment, there is a project/organization called Project Seahorse.
Dwarf Seahorse Feeding
Citation
Photo 1: Stavros Markopoulos via Flickr
Photo 2: Irene Mei via Flickr
Photo 3: Laszlo Ilyes via Flickr
Photo 4: Nathan Rupert via Flickr
Green Sea Turtle:https://www.smore.com/2765-green-sea-turtle?ref=my