The tiger sea tail ( Hippocampus comes ) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. These are found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is the subtidal water layer and coral reefs. Threatened by habitat loss.
Sea tiger horses live in the Central West Pacific: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It lives from 0-1.5 years in captivity and in the wild, 1-5 years. It's not dangerous. The climate in the water is tropical; 15 Â ° N - 1 Â ° N and Its maximum size is 18.7 cm. Its muzzle has a length of 2.2 heads; it is used to suck food. They eat small fish, coral, small shrimp, and plankton. The most common patterns are alternating yellow and black. The tail has streaks from the belly to the tip of the tail. Sea horses are usually found in pairs on coral reefs, sponge orchards, seagrass, or floating Sargassum, the species is active at night. Males carry eggs in parent pouches on their chests that hold from 1-200 eggs and pregnancy takes 1 to 4 weeks. It is also used for traditional Chinese medicine. Sea horse populations are considered to have been threatened in recent years due to fishing and habitat destruction. Sea horses are used in traditional Chinese medicine, and as many as 20 million sea horses can be caught every year and sold for this purpose. Sea horse imports and exports have been controlled under CITES since May 15, 2004. They do not have scales like fish, they have thin, hard skin stretched around the bone rings on their bodies. This makes them a prey that is impossible for most marine animals, because they are too thin to digest. They swim upright, not horizontally.
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