Long-snout seahorse

The Long-snout seahorse can quickly change color to better hide.

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Long-snout seahorse

  • Habitat

    On the coast of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the north coast of South America and the east coast of Brazil and Uruguay

  • Food

    shrimp, flake lobsters and plankton

  • Lifetime

    1-4 years

  • Number of eggs

    1.600

  • Wear time

    14 days

  • IUCN Status

    Sensitive

  • EEP?

    No

4

years, that's how old the Brazilian seahorse can get

1.600

eggs can carry the seahorse

14

days, so long is the gestation period of the seahorse

Dad is pregnant

Males of the Long-snout seahorse have a pouch on their abdomen. The female lays her eggs in this. Sometimes as many as 1,600 at a time. The male then fertilizes the eggs and incubates them in his pouch. Fourteen days later, the tiny young seahorses are born.

Bad business

Long-snout seahorses are not doing so well in the wild. Many seahorses end up in fishing nets as bycatch. Seahorses are also frequently caught to be sold as pets. They are also caught and dried and sold as souvenirs. Fortunately, more and more tourists know that you should not buy souvenirs made from animals.