sea-horse
Upright swimming fish
A sea-horse is a small marine fish with a horse-shaped head and curled tail, swimming upright and gripping seagrass with its tail.
Males carry eggs in a pouch until they hatch.
The hyphenated spelling is old-fashioned; seahorse is now standard.
In Greek mythology, sea-horses were creatures with horse forebodies and fish tails that pulled Poseidon's chariot.
Tube-snouted marine fish
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- broodHatchlings as a group
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
dorsal fin · prehensile tail · monogamous · mate · fry · aquarium · endangered · pygmy
Genus of seahorses
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- GreekOf Athenian origin
Roman · trident · mermaids · Triton · legendary · hybrid · heraldry · crest
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
shallow · lagoon · kelp · eelgrass · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · Mediterranean · brackish
Beast's protruding face
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
- bony platesHard skeletal outer armor
exoskeleton · coronet · eyes · prehensile tail · gills · swim bladder · curved · elongated
pipefish
Tube-snouted marine fish
camouflage · dorsal fin · prehensile tail · monogamous · mate · fry · aquarium · endangered · pygmy · tropical
Hippocampus
Genus of seahorses
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
Greek · Roman · trident · mermaids · Triton · legendary · hybrid · heraldry · crest · emblem
coral
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
estuary · shallow · lagoon · kelp · eelgrass · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · Mediterranean · brackish · tide pool
snout
Beast's protruding face
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
bony plates · exoskeleton · coronet · eyes · prehensile tail · gills · swim bladder · curved · elongated · armored
tiny
Extremely small in size
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
dwarf · pygmy · delicate · fragile · thumbnail · petite · compact · microscopic