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Northern Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)

This Northern Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) was trawled from the Gulf of Mexico in a net that fished from 1,500m to the surface. from an open ocean locality, about 150 miles S-SE of Gulf Port, MS, USA. Males hold eggs and developing young in their brood pouch, ejecting them once they hit a developmental stage where they can swim on their own. Image courtesy of the DEEPEND project.
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Title:
Northern Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
Caption:
This Northern Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) was trawled from the Gulf of Mexico in a net that fished from 1,500m to the surface. from an open ocean locality, about 150 miles S-SE of Gulf Port, MS, USA. Males hold eggs and developing young in their brood pouch, ejecting them once they hit a developmental stage where they can swim on their own. Image courtesy of the DEEPEND project.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / Dante Fenolio
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Image size:
6000 x 3328 px | 57.1 MB
Print size:
50.8 x 28.2 cm | 20.0 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ANIMAL BROOD CARE EPIPELAGIC ERECTUS FAUNA FISH FISHES GULF HIPPOCAMPUS MEXICO NORTHERN OF PARENTAL POUCH SEA HORSE SEA HORSES SEA-HORSE SEAHORSE SYGNATHIDAE WILDLIFE