Dwindling natural habitats are causing a significant decline in certain seahorse species. To bolster populations, researchers ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

Seahorses are adorable, tiny fish that got their name from the shape of their head and neck. Currently, there are 46 species ...

Discover the peculiar features, abilities and behaviours that make seahorses and their closest relatives such an intriguing group. There are at least 40 species of seahorses known to science, living ...

With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

Are seahorses the cutest type of fish in the sea? That question is not on the quiz, but we think they are up there! See how much you know about these tiny adorable creatures and let us know how ...

Varieties like the spiny seahorse also feature sharp, thorny protrusions along their bodies. The result? They don't have many natural predators. Scientists don't all agree on this number, and in the ...

But in the early 2000s, British marine biologist Richard Smith decided to focus his PhD research on Denise’s pygmy seahorse, a species found in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was then that he made an ...