Big-belly Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
Big-belly Seahorses inhabit temperate seagrass meadows, kelp beds, reefs, and sheltered bays around southern Australia and New Zealand. They anchor themselves to vegetation with prehensile tails and ambush small crustaceans passing within reach. Their tubular snouts create a rapid suction strike to capture prey. Males carry developing young in a brood pouch until the fry are released.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Big-belly Seahorse