Western science does not recognize the benefits of eating these creatures. I personally think that, unless you are dying of starvation, there is no need to eat seahorses, especially because their nutritional value is close to none and they don’t taste any good. Do any cultures eat seahorse? They are Read more…
Occasionally however, they may be opportunistically be taken by one of the reef’s general predators. There are also reports of long-nose hawkfish eating pygmy seahorses but there is no truth to the myth that the presence of a hawkfish on a gorgonian means there will be no pygmies present. Do Read more…
The Seahorses Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, Britpop Years active 1996–1999 Labels Geffen Past members John Squire Stuart Fletcher Chris Helme Andy Watts Mal Scott Toby Drummond Mark Heaney Who were the seahorses? The SeahorsesMembers Why it is called seahorse? It has an upright posture and a head bent at Read more…
They are named for their equine appearance, with bent necks and long snouted heads and a distinctive trunk and tail. Although they are bony fish, they do not have scales, but rather thin skin stretched over a series of bony plates, which are arranged in rings throughout their bodies. Are Read more…
Seahorses are found in shallow coastal waters in latitudes from about 52° N to 45° S. Their habitats include coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, and estuaries. They are unique in appearance, with their horselike head, prehensile tail, independently moving eyes, and brood pouch. What are seahorses classified as? A Read more…
Or horse chestnuts / buckeyes. They fall from the trees in abundance around here. And did you know that they can be useful? They contain natural saponins, which means that they can be used to make soap. Can you make soap from conkers? Horse chestnuts contain lots of saponin – Read more…
They are masters of camouflage They can change their color over time, and some species can even grow filaments (called cirri) along their body to help them blend in with their surroundings. Where do seahorses camouflage? Pygmy seahorses are too minuscule and fragile to fend off predators and instead turn Read more…
The male secretes sperm into his marsupium, achieving external fertilization of the eggs. The male sea horse then broods the eggs within his pouch until they hatch. Is fertilization in seahorse external or internal? The fertilization is therefore regarded as being physiologically ‘external’ within a physically ‘internal’ environment after the Read more…
Although there is some variation based on species, in general, seahorses feed on plankton and tiny crustaceans such as amphipods, decapods, and mysids, as well as algae. Seahorses do not have stomachs, so food passes through their bodies very quickly, and they need to eat often, between 30 and 50 Read more…
Passive diffusion allows the seahorse to obtain oxygen from its environment and get rid of of waste carbon dioxide. How do seahorses digest their food? Seahorses use their snout to suck up food like a vacuum. They don’t have teeth or chew food, but it disintegrates as it gets sucked Read more…