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Sea HorsesBY: AMBER GARCIA
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TAXONOMY
Hippocampus
Hippocampus
-Kingdom: Animalia-Phylum :Chordata-Class: Actinopterygii-Order: Syngnathiformus-Family: Syngnathidae-Genus: Hippocampus
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HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION
Sheltered in seaweed & tropical waters.
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Seahorses have a long snout and a bony covering.
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Five Senses-Taste: Crunchy-Smell: Fishy; Great senseof smell-Touch: Very bony-Sight: Are like lizardsthe right eye stays right and the left stays left-Hearing: Great listeners
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BEHAVIOR Seahorses swim upright with tails down and heads up. They are poor swimmers and there are over 72,000 seahorses in the Gulf of Mexico.
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RESPIRATION
Passive Diffusion
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THERMOREGULATION Provides steady body temperature for the
seahorses.
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DIET
•Water Fleas•Crustaceans•Small Shrimp
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FOOD WEB
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EATING HABITS
Seahorses use a special sucking movement of their snout.
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Predators
•Crabs•Rays•Tuna Fish
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REPRODUCTION & YOUNG CARE
In reproduction the male becomes pregnant! When they are born the male doesn’t takecare of the baby seahorse.Also, when they are bornthey are so tiny, many floataway but are able to surviveby finding food.
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Cause of Death Pollution
Overfishing
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CAUSE OF DEATH CONT.
•Angler Fish•Flatheads
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THREATS TO SPECIES
Environmental: PollutionManmade: Oil Spill
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LONGEVITY & CAUSE OF DEATHThe seahorse have a life span of 1 to 5 years. They mature to adulthood only after three months.