Pygmy Seahorses

Pygmy Seahorses

Pygmy Seahorses are one of the smallest seahorses in the world. They are normally 2 centimetres.

Camouflage is critical to their survival because they can hide from predators. 

Here is a question.

Do they find a coral that matches them or do they change colour to match the coral?

The babies pop out of the dad's tummy. When the Pygmy seahorses are born they are a chocolate dull brown colour.

If the baby Pygmy seahorses are by an orange sea fan they will turn orange and if the baby Pygmy seahorses are by a purple sea fan they will turn purple. The babies grow bumps that are called tubercles to match the coral.

The Pygmy seahorses don’t travel to different corals because the predators might see them and eat  them.

By : Arniekay

We have been learning to make a information report about Pygmy Seahorses.

I enjoyed writing down the facts.

Have you made a information report?