The male seahorse is equipped with an egg pocket in which the female seahorse lays up to 1,500 eggs while mating. The male carries the eggs until the young and very small seahorses are expelled into the water by muscle contractions. This happens in a period of 9-45 days, depending on the species. Very often the male seahorse mates again during the season only a few hours or days after the young seahorses are released.
Animals in this category
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
