seahorses are strange looking sea creatures with heads like horses.

They are actually

fish. seahorse is the name given to 54 species of small marine fishes in the genus
Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse"
and kampos meaning "sea monster". Having a head and neck suggestive of a horse,
seahorses also feature segmented bony armour, an upright posture and a curled prehensile
tail.

Seahorses are mainly find in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the
world, and live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, and mangroves.
Four species are found in Pacific waters from North America to South America.

Seahorses range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm (0.6 to 14.0 in). They are named for their
equine appearance. 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.
Seahorses swim upright.

Seahorses swim very poorly. Although included in the types of fish, sea horses swim way
different from the fish swim. Sea horse moves in the water by changing the content of the air in
the swimming sac. If this bladder is broken and lost a bit of air, sea horse sank to the seabed.
Seahorses swim with body erect and they can nod his head up and down. They have long snouts,
which they use to suck up food.

sea horse have unique eye. He could see that two different objects at the same time.
His eyes also can move freely, swirling observe each side so that they can look around
easily, without having to move his head to the left and to the right.

sea horse is not a good swimmer but seahorses including animals that have the best
defense. defenses such as camouflage, it means they can disguise themselves with their
surroundings. many of them have shape and color as the surrounding environment, such as
seaweed, coral, until transparent. when they find a suitable habitat, they will bind themselves to
use its tail

The male has a large pouch and a slit-like opening at the bottom of her stomach.
The female will lay her eggs directly into the stomach pouch and the male fertilizes the egg
when dropped. Females put 150 to 200 eggs in the pouch.Lining inside the pouch becomes
like a sponge and filled with blood vessels, which serves to feed the eggs or embryos. Pouch
of seed is used to store the eggs that the female given.
The eggs will flow through the tube into the bag of seeds and then they will be fertilized.
Results conception is called an embryo. The embryo will develop for 10 days to 6 weeks,
depending on the species and water conditions.
 When it was time to 'give birth', the male will pump up the baby seahorse tail out.
Seahorse babies will come out with a very small form. In addition to containing, male sea horse
bag also serves to regulate salt levels, in order to conform with the outside environment when the
eggs hatch.

sea horse is a faithful partner. Most species of sea horse is a lively semati partner. They
have a monogamous nature, it means they are only one mate for life. They will only mate with
their partner.
For many centuries the Chinese people use Sea Horse to heal various diseases.
They believe Seahorse can heal skin diseases, inflammation, digestive disorders, respiratory
disorders, circulatory system, nervous diseases, disorders of brain function, liver and ginal.