Jun 16, 2024 News (National Geographic) It’s true that male seahorses never play catch with their children or help them with their homework. But they do outdo human dads on one count: Male seahorses undergo pregnancy and give birth to their sons and daughters Kaieteur News – It’s true that male seahorses never play catch with their children or help them with their homework. But they do outdo human dads on one count: Male seahorses undergo pregnancy and give birth to their sons and daughters.
Male seahorses undergo pregnancy and give birth to their sons and daughters The trait is unique in these strange and fascinating fish that inhabit tropical and temperate coastal waters worldwide. Seahorses, which range from less than an inch to a foot (one to 30 centimeters) in length, have evolved a series of unusual adaptations—a prehensile tail for clinging to underwater vegetation, a tubelike mouth for sucking in tiny crustaceans, and protective bony plates in their skin. There are 32 species of seahorse, all in the genus Hippocampus.
“They’re such an unusual-looking fish, people sometimes don’t realize they’re real fish,” said Alison Scarratt, curator of fishes at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The aquarium is currently featuring “Seahorses: Beyond Imagination,” an exhibit about seahorses, pipefish, and sea dragons that will end next year. Scarratt said it has been the most successful exhibit in the history of the Baltimore Aquarium, which opened in 1981.
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