Did you know?
Big Bellied Seahorses are one of the biggest species of seahorses, though they are not very strong swimmers, so will mostly likely be found clinging to some sort of solid surface.
Found around Australia and New Zealand in seaweeds and rocky outcrops, you might often see these ambush predators hiding amongst the rocks and seagrass until they sense food.
Feeding behaviour
They can expand their snouts if the food is bigger than their mouth, but they cannot chew the food. Seahorses get fed many times throughout the day. This is because they don’t actually have a stomach which means the food they eat goes very quickly through their system.
Biology
One of the most unique things about our seahorses is they are the only animal in the world to experience true male pregnancy The breeding pair will put their bellies together and the female will transfer eggs to the male. The soon to be father then looks after the developing young for about three weeks. He then gives birth by contracting his pouch. They can give birth to hundreds of live young, each one independent from birth.
Did you know?
Big Bellied Seahorses are one of the biggest species of seahorses, though they are not very strong swimmers, so will mostly likely be found clinging to some sort of solid surface.
Type
Fish: Not your average fish
Size
Max 28cm
What do they eat?
Crustaceans and small fish
Water type
Salt Water
Where are we?
Australia and New Zealand
See us at
Temperate