Amazing Seahorse

Sea horses are very similar to their chess counterparts. The body of the fish is curved, the hump is located on the back, the abdomen is protruding forward, the neck is arcuate, like
Horse. The head of the fish, which it can only move up and down, is at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the body. Lateral turns to the skate are inaccessible. If other marine animals were arranged in this way, they would have difficulty seeing. But this problem does not threaten the skate, because it has features. Both his eyes function completely independently: they move separately and look each to their side. Therefore, the sea horse can see everything that is happening around. The tail in the immobile state of the fish is twisted into a spiral.

An interesting system, thanks to which sea-horses are moving. The swimming bag of these fish is filled with gas. By changing its concentration, these marine life move in the water. If a certain amount of gas is lost, or The swimming bag got damaged, the fish sinks and dies.

Very rarely gather in packs of sea horses. Photos of these clusters can not be obtained infrequently. But they can be met in pairs, because these fish are monogamous, although sometimes they change their partners. It's wonderful that these sea creatures are carrying caviar. And this is performed by a male. The male has a spacious bag in the lower part of the trunk, under the belly. There is no armor in this place. In the nuptial period, seahorses closely match each other, tightly pressed, and the female spawns directly into this sac, where caviar and fertilizes. The skin of the intestines of the handbag becomes spongy, and through them the eggs are fed, and then the fry.

Cubs appear in the light after 1-2 months, depending on the species, already perfectly formed. These are exact copies of their parents, but smaller . Skates are extremely prolific. During the mating season, fry appear every four weeks. Their appearance on the world is regulated by tides, as water, receding from the coast, can carry small skates to a depth. The number of fingerlings per season can reach 1000 individuals. After leaving the bag, skates begin a completely independent life.

Photo of the sea horse is difficult to do: they are too shy, although the armor covering the whole body is very durable, and it protects the fish well
All kinds of marine predators. A variety of spikes and leather outgrowths located throughout the body create a good disguise, making them completely invisible among seaweed. The size of these fish is small - from 2 to 30 centimeters depending on the species.

Seahorses belong to the group of sticklebacks, the family of needles, that is, these fish are the nearest relatives of sea needles. In total there are about 50 kinds of sea horses in nature. The largest of them are called sea dragons. At present, the number of some species is rapidly declining due to mass capture. Meat skates are used in cooking and medicine in Asian countries, dried fish are popular as souvenirs.