Tag Archive for 'Seahorse'

Hippocampus japapigu, Hachijo-jima Island, Izu Islands, Japan from 33 feet (10 m) depth. Image credit: Richard Smith.

New Species of Pygmy Seahorse Discovered: Hippocampus japapigu

Aug 27, 2018 by Natali Anderson

An international team of marine biologists has discovered a new species of the seahorse genus Hippocampus in the waters off southeast Japan. Hippocampus...

Coloration of fresh specimens: Hippocampus haema (left), H. coronatus (center), and H. sindonis (right). Image credit: Han et al, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.712.14955.

Marine Biologists Discover New Species of Seahorse: Hippocampus haema

Nov 27, 2017 by Natali Anderson

A new species of seahorse has been discovered in the northern Pacific Ocean, near Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Coloration of fresh specimens: Hippocampus...

The bony armor on the body of this gulf pipefish, raised in the lab of Prof. Cresko, is not yet well ossified and appears mostly transparent; bones are stained red; cartilage is stained blue. Image credit: Mark Currey.

Gulf Pipefish Genome Sequenced

Dec 26, 2016 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the University of Oregon and Texas A&M University has sequenced and explored the genome of the gulf pipefish (Syngnathus...

The New Holland seahorse (Hippocampus whitei). Image credit: Sylke Rohrlach / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marine Biologists Release Video of Male Seahorse Giving Birth

Dec 22, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Marine biologists from the University of British Columbia were lucky to witness a New Holland seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) giving birth in the waters...

The seahorse’s tail is made up of about 36 square-like segments, each composed of four L-shaped corner plates that progressively decrease in size along the length of the tail. Image credit: Shellac / CC BY 2.0.

Seahorse’s Square Tail Could Inspire Future Breakthroughs in Biomedicine, Robotics

Jul 3, 2015 by News Staff

Researchers studying the seahorse’s tail have found that square-shaped tails are better when both grasping and armor are needed. The finding could lead...

The Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea). Image credit: Western Australian Museum.

Ruby Seadragon: Scientists Discover First New Seadragon Species in 150 Years

Feb 19, 2015 by News Staff

Marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Western Australia Museum have made a surprising discovery in the waters off the coast...

Young Scientist Captures First-Ever Footage of West African Seahorse

Oct 30, 2012 by Natali Anderson

The elusive West African Seahorse, Hippocampus algiricus, has been filmed for the first time off the coast of Senegal by Imperial College London’s student...