Class: Actinopterygii
/ Ray-finned fishes
Order: Gasterosteiformes
/ Sticklebacks
Family: Syngnathidae
/ Pipefishes and Seahorses
Genus Species: Hippocampus
erectus / Lined Seahorse
Habitat: branches of
gorgonians, sea grass; curl tail around to hold on; sometimes float free
Typical food: suck
tiny animals (usually crustaceans) into narrow tube mouth
Other information:
make a noise like a snap when exploring new situations; male incubates
eggs in
his brood pouch (a special fold
in his skin) in which a female laid the eggs
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