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A sea horse is any marine FISH of several
related genera, especially Hippocampus, of
the family Syngnathidae, which includes the
pipefishes. The body is small and compressed
and covered with bony plates raised into
tubercles or spines. The tail is prehensile,
and the tubular mouth sucks in small
shellfish and larvae as food. It is the male
sea horse that gives birth to its young.
Subject by: Shaun Jay