Reef Fish
Seahorses
Hippocampus · Bony fish, genus Hippocampus, family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes); genus-level overview of roughly 50 species
Seahorses ask divers to recalibrate. Upright posture, prehensile tail, independently swiveling eyes, and a brood pouch in which the male carries and births the young: nothing else on the reef works quite this way. Roughly fifty species make up the genus, from thumbnail pygmies to the big-belly seahorse of southern Australia, most of them ambush feeders sucking tiny crustaceans through tubular snouts. They are weak swimmers and strong holders: find one gripping a sponge, sea whip, or net fragment and it will likely be within meters of that spot next month. That site fidelity, plus a huge dried-animal trade, is why the entire genus has sat on CITES Appendix II since 2004. Move slowly, keep lights short, and let the animal keep its grip: a dislodged seahorse spends real energy getting home.
어디서 언제 볼 수 있나
"상주종"은 해당 목적지에서 대부분의 다이빙 시 만날 수 있다는 뜻이고, "계절종"은 표기된 달에 안정적으로 출현한다는 뜻입니다. 그 외의 생물은 계획이 아닌 보너스로 여기세요.
| 목적지 | 신뢰도 | 월 | 참고 사항 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BonaireBonaire | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Lembeh StraitIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo IslandPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| South AustraliaAustralia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 |
한눈에 보는 최적의 달
이해하기
서식지: Seagrass beds, sponge and soft-coral gardens, mangrove edges, jetty piles, and rubble; anything grippable in gentle water.
범위: Temperate and tropical coasts worldwide, from Caribbean seagrass to Indo-Pacific muck and the cool bays of southern Australia.
행동 특성: Weak swimmers and strong holders: a prehensile tail anchors each animal to a home patch it may keep for months; the male incubates eggs in a brood pouch and gives birth to live young.
먹이: Copepods, mysids, and other small crustaceans sucked through the tubular snout in enormous daily numbers.
크기: 보통 0.1 m; 최대 기록 수심 0.35 m (height; the genus spans 1.5 cm pygmies to the 35 cm big-belly seahorse).
이 생물 주변에서의 행동 요령
Approach slowly on the animal's level, keep lights brief and angled, and never detach a seahorse from its holdfast; many sites cap photo time per group.
보존
All Hippocampus species are on CITES Appendix II; several are threatened and many are Data Deficient, with dried-trade and bycatch pressure far exceeding aquarium collection.
관련 다이브 사이트 목록
강조 표시된 사이트는 편집팀이 해당 종에 대해 직접 등록한 곳이며, 숫자는 1990년 이후 사이트 기준 약 5km 이내에서 기록된 GBIF 출현 건수입니다.
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