Talk:Seahorse
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- Seahorse - could use some reformatting, what to do with this seahorse list for instance, my knowledge on seahorses is limited. --Solitude 15:03, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I recall seeing a documentary on seahorses. It told us that the males get pregnant, and that they are like chameleons both in that they change colour and that their eyes move independently. (See also [1].)The fact that male sea horses "look" like they are going through pregnancy is. However, does the male really get pregnant? Or is it more like a marsupial pouch as that page describes it? -- Smjg 17:45, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Nees MORE info
i think you need more info like whne was the first seahorse found ? Or there are how many species of this creature etc. etc. I NO SEHORSE AINT FISH THEY BE MARTIANS DONT B HATIN Ů
[edit] Male pregnancy, only known in seahorses?
CMale pregnancy only have seahorses in its list of known male pregnancies.
- Pipefishes and seahorses are the only known species to which the term "male pregnancy" has been applied, according to this article. =Axlq 05:41, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
i think that you need to teel about thee common name ,class,size,lifespan,gestation,young per birth,diet,biome,and a interesting fact —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.170.126.46 (talk) 04:17, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Quality" of seahorses
AV: Seahorses are becoming very valuable. The best quality seahorses in traditional Chinese medicine -- the smooth pale, large seahorses -- now sell in Hong Kong for up to $550 U.S. per pound. Even the seahorses that are not quite such good quality are selling for a couple of hundred dollars per pound. There are about 39 countries around the world now involved in the seahorse trade, most of them trading dried seahorses for traditional Chinese medicine. So this is becoming quite big business, which is part of the problem.
[edit] Question
how the heck do they swim? the tail? it doesnt look like it would make them very fast or even be able to keep them up... does it go back and forth or side to side thuglasT|C 00:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC) hi i tom —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.36.26 (talk) 17:10, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
No, the seahorse uses its dorsal fin. The dorsal fin helps it navigate and beat 30-70 times per second! So it helps the seahorse swim fast and the dierection the seahorse wants to go. Hope I helped!
- In answer to the question 'how do they swim?, seahorses swim (poorly)with their dorsal fin, beating it from 30-70 times per second using their pectoral fins at either side of the head to steer them and stabilize them. The tail is used to cling to things in the habitat eg. eelgrass and not to propel it along. Despite the similarity to Sea dragons, Seahorses swim upright and sea dragons don't. Most resources found on the net, and even most peer reviewed scientific journals are by Amanda Vincent and the Seahorse Project, there is a considerable lack of other peer reviewed articles available. Seahorses are endangered and many species are on the 'red list'. There is actually no accurate account of species numbers, only an estimate.
For more info on behaviour, male pregnancy and particularly the 2 seahorse species found around the British Isles http://www.theseahorsetrust.co.uk/ is a good resource and is a charitable organisation with a great pool of knowledge on the subject of seahorses for anyone interested. I am new to this and do not have the confidence to edit the pages yet.
- --Whitbywitchuk 06:03, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Protection?
Of the 40 some odd pages on my watchlist, this one pops up the most, and the edit summaries are always "reverted vandalism". Perhaps we should consider requesting protection for this page. Seahorse is not exactly a common topic, and one vandalism a day is a little excessive for such an off-the-beaten-path article, doncha' think?! L'Aquatique talktome 04:44, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Philippine luminous seahorse sanctuary
I added this section since the Philippines made a sanctuary for LUMINOUS seahorses which are so rare for tourists.
--Florentino floro (talk) 09:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Area? Distance?
"These fish form territories, with males staying in about one square meter of their habitat" This doesn't make any sense. Does it stay within 1 meter of its habitat, or maybe within a cubic meter, at the center of which is its habitat? Someone find out and fix it. 207.199.192.101 (talk) 23:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.8.28.16 (talk) 23:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Length of Pregnancy
In the Courtship section it says that pregnancy typically lasts about 2-3 weeks, and in the birth section it says 40-50 days depending on species. Those time periods don't overlap. Does anyone have a good source or know the true mean or variance of pregnancy length?
-Joshy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.178.159 (talk) 05:45, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
