Part of frontal section across left hippocampus and gyrus dentatus, showing arrangement of cell layers.

Frontal Section Through Hippocampus and Gyrus and Dentatus

Part of frontal section across left hippocampus and gyrus dentatus, showing arrangement of cell layers.

Transverse section of one of the trunk muscles of the Hippocampus, stained in chloride gold.

Muscle of the Hippocampus

Transverse section of one of the trunk muscles of the Hippocampus, stained in chloride gold.

Seahorses are a genus (Hippocampus) of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, which also includes pipefish and leafy sea dragons. There are over 32 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas such as sea grass beds, coral reefs, or mangroves.

Seahorse

Seahorses are a genus (Hippocampus) of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, which also includes…