SPECTACULAR

SEAHORSES! Take a closer look at these fab funky fish…

No scales! Crazy eyes!

Reckon all fish have Seahorses can move their
scales? Well, think again! eyes independently –
These unusual fish have allowing them to look
just a thin layer of skin forwards and backwards at
covering their bony the same time! That’s very
(and sometimes spiky) handy when keeping an
exoskeleton. eye out for tasty
prey to eat.

Males Totally
get pregnant! toothless!
When mating, the female
seahorse releases her eggs into These awesome ocean
a pouch on the male’s belly. dwellers feed on tiny
The male then fertilises the eggs crustaceans. But they don’t
and carries the babies inside chew their grub – instead,
his pouch until it’s time they suck food up through
for him to give birth. their long, thin snouts,
Give it up for then swallow it
super dad! whole. Gulp!

Now you

Picture © Getty Images UK.

see ‘em, now
you don’t!
Masters of camouflage, most
seahorses can quickly change
colour to match their surroundings,
helping them avoid predators.
They use this special skill to
communicate with
each other, too.
Impressive, eh?!
Gripping
tail!
These cool critters have
prehensile tails – which enable
them to grip onto things like sea
grasses so they don’t get washed
away in ocean currents.
Seahorse pairs can sometimes
be spotted holding
tails, too. Cute!