Seahorses enjoy warm waters and frequently live near the equator, according to the trend in the twelve species above. They usually spend their time on the sea floor and near the shore, although they have the capability to swim up. For protection and food reasons (mentioned later), one can expect to find all kinds of seaweeds and other sheltering plants near where seahorses are abundant. Often, a seahorse will wrap its tail around a twig or weed and grapple onto the bottom of the ocean to prevent being swayed by the current. Hippocampus ingens West coast of (sub)tropical North-, Central- and South America Hippocampus hippocampus Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Sea from Morrocco through South-east France South America's West coast through Carribean, Mexico, Florida Hippocampus erectus East coast of North,
Central and South America from Argentina through Canada Hippocampus zosterae Gulf of Mexico and
Carribean Hippocampus comes Far East coast from
Taiwan through Indonesia Hippocampus histrix Indian Ocean, Persian
Gulf, Red Sea, Far East through Japan, Australia Hippocampus abdominalis New Zealand, South and
East Australia Hippocampus bargibanti New Caledonia Hippocampus breviceps South- and East
Australia Hippocampus fuscus Tropical coasts of Indian Ocean |
