There are 64 spices in seahorses. Below is information on some of them.
1.Zebra Seahorse
A tropical seahorse with alternating pale and dark zebra-like bands and stripes on the head and body, and often yellow tips on the spines. Lourie
et al.(2016) determined that hippocampus
is a junior synonym of H. Zebra.
2.Dwarf seahorse
The dwarf seahorse is the third smallest species in the world. It is found in seagrass beds in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast of Florida, and the Caribbean.
3.Short-snouted seahorse
Short snouted seahorses are found in shallow waters, often in estuaries or associated with seagrass meadows. They have even recently been recorded in the Thames! They use their prehensive tail to cling onto seagrass or seaweed, as they are pretty poor swimmers. They don't have teeth and simply suck up their favourite prey of small shrimp and plankton. Seahorses are known to practice monogamy, though we no longer think that they mate for life. They are usually brownish in colour and lack the fleshy "mane" seen in the Spiny Seahorse. Seahorses are a type of fish and are related to pipefish and Sea Dragons.
4. Lined seahorse
The lined seahorse is a unique fish with a curled tail and horse-like head. It lives among bay grasses in the shallow waters of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay.
5.Yellow seahorses
Yellow seahorse, also known as the common seahorse and pony, are about as non aggressive as they come. They do best in take in tanks with other shy, docile fish. They can be harmed by some corals and stinging anemones and need live brine shrimp as a food source in the aquarium. The yellow seahorse comes in shades of grey, yellow and rusty red. In the wild these fish live in slow running estuaries but to protect the species the seahorse are tank raised for the aquarium trade.
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