Lined Seahorse

(MUNDO MAYA)

Common name:Lined Seahorse
Scientific name:Hippocampus erectus
Diet:Copepods, amphipods, and crustaceans.
Adaptations:They are not great swimmers so they use camouflage to escape predators. No teeth so they sallow their food.
Natural Habitat:Lives in tropical and warm waters. From Florida to Novia Scotia, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and South American Coast.
Interesting fact:A lined seahorse is commonly used as medicine by Chinese nearly 500 yrs. (Asthma, throat infections and other diseases.

Status: Vulnerable