White’s seahorse

Although the White Seahorse is a fish, its appearance is very different from that of ordinary fish, because its tail fin has degenerated, and its spine has become a tail, which can bend and hook objects to play a certain role in fixing. The way the White Seahorse swims in the water is also different from that of ordinary fish. The White Seahorse moves upright and relies on the fins on both sides to swim. The fins of the White Seahorse can move up and down, left and right, but the speed is very slow.

White's seahorse is distributed in the waters of Australia and the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific.
Although the distribution area of ​​White's seahorse is very large, it only lives in coastal waters, inhabiting seagrass beds at a depth of 1-46 meters.

White’s seahorse is a species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.

White’s seahorse is carnivorous, feeds on small crustaceans, and is ovoviviparous.

The reproduction method of the White Seahorse is very special. First of all, the reproduction of the White Seahorse is not completed by the female White Seahorse, but by the male White Seahorse. When the female White Seahorse transfers the egg into the male White Seahorse's brood pouch, it will be able to successfully produce a baby seahorse after 2-3 weeks. At this stage, the White Seahorse group will come to the shallower sea area to reproduce, usually the sea water depth is about 10-30 meters. The number of newly born White Seahorses can reach thousands, and the body length is between 6 mm and 1 cm.

The White Seahorse is currently facing a very dangerous situation, that is, millions of White Seahorses will be captured by humans every year, some of which are used as medicinal materials, and some are raised as ornamental fish.

The IUCN Red List is listed as Data Deficient (DD)

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China" (only for wild groups, all seahorses).

Protect wild animals and eliminate game.

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