Seahorse Family
by Ellen Levinson
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Title
Seahorse Family
Artist
Ellen Levinson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Ink
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A colorful family of seahorses rest in a bed of seaweed surrounded by a light streaked ocean full of bubbles. A delightful,whimsical and decorative artwork suitable for lovers of seahorses, anyone with a love of color and sea life and children of all ages!
Seahorse is the name for 54 species of marine fishes from the genus Hippocampus, which comes from the Ancient Greek words "hippos" meaning "horse" and "kampos" which means "sea monster".
Seahorses are found mostly in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They live in sheltered areas such as seagrass/seaweed beds, estuaries and coral reefs, or mangroves.There are four species of seahorses found in the Pacific from North America to South America.The species H. erectus ranges from Nova Scotia to Uruguay in the Atlantic.A small variety of seahorse, called the dwarf seahose,species H. zosterae, is found in the Bahamas.
Seahorses are named for their equine appearance and range in size from .6 inches to 14inches. They are bony fish, but have no scales.They have a thin skin that is stretched over a series of bony plates, which are arranged in rings throughout their bodies. Each species of seahorse has a set number of rings. Seahorses and Razorfish are the only fish that swim vertically.Seahorses are close relatives of pipefish, Another unusual thing about a seahorse is it has a flexible, well-defined neck. It also has a coronet(crown) on its head, which is unique for each individual seahorse.
The male seahorse has a pouch on the ventral, or front side of its tail. During mating, the female seahorse deposits as many as 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male seahorse then carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the baby seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small. When the young seahorses are released into the water, the male's role of caregiver is over. He will often mate again within a few hours or days during the breeding season.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse
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