The losses appear to represent the worst mass mortality event ever documented anywhere for the Syngnathidae family.

Shark fins on a plane, seahorses in your bag and sea cucumbers in the post – these are just a few examples of illegal marine wildlife trafficking. This crime can be hard to detect. But in a new study, ...

Authorities have seized nearly 5 million seahorses smuggled across 62 countries over the last decade—yet experts warn this is just a glimpse into a much larger hidden market. The millions of smuggled ...

The most identifiable part of a seahorse is the long snout that gives them their name. But did you know there is a species of seahorse that evolved their snout away? The pygmy seahorse, one of the ...

In seahorses, it is the males who carry offspring to term. The females lay their eggs into a special brood pouch on the bellies of the males where they are fertilized by the male's sperm. In the brood ...

Seahorses have long been a popular attraction in public aquariums, but they remain mysterious. They are a fish with a difference in that they swim in an upright, vertical position. They have flexible ...