Adult Slender Seahorse
The slender seahorse or longsnout seahorse , Hippocampus reidi, is a species of
fish in the Syngnathidae family.
The slender seahorse typically grows to be approximately 6.8 inches long (17.5 centimeters). Males and females are easily distinguished due to their bright colors.
Males are usually orange, while the females are yellow. However, both males an females may have brown or white spots placed sporadically upon their body. These spots may also change into a pink or white color during the courtship period.
The slender
seahorse has been found at depths of 55 meters. Smaller individuals inhabit shallower waters. The slender seahorses has an affinity for coral reefs and seagrass beds and can be found on gorgonian coral, seagrass, mangroves and Sargassum.
The slender seahorse is native to many countries, including the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, United States (Florida and North Carolina), and Venezuela. It inhabits subtropical regions, ranging from 29 degrees north to 25 degrees south and 133 degrees west to 40 degrees east.