In seahorses and pipefish, it is the male that gets pregnant and gives birth. Seahorse fathers incubate their developing embryos in a pouch located on their tail. The pouch is the equivalent of the uterus of female mammals. It contains a placenta, supporting the growth and development of baby seahorses. Seahorse dads provide nutrients and […]
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The Japan pig is a tiny colorful pygmy seahorse smaller than a fingernail
Researchers have just described a species of colorful pygmy seahorse that’s both adorable and very easy to miss. The newly described creature,occurring in the watersoff the coast of southeast Japan, is much smaller than the average fingernail and camouflages well against the corals and rocks it lives on, researchers report in a new study published in […]
The weird world of seahorses and pipefish
In our first episode of this new series of Wild Oceans, cameraman Bart Lukasik takes us into the weird world of seahorses and pipefish. Watch as he employs artificial light to bring out the colours of the ornate ghost pipefish and see how different species mimic seaweed and corals. This video was first published by […]