There are 47 known species of seahorse, and they are found all over the world, including off the coast of California and in the waters off New York City. However, ...

The illegal trade in wildlife is a continuing threat to global biodiversity, and marine organisms are victims in the same way as land animals. People participate in this trade because it is highly ...

Seahorse sizes vary depending on the species. Their height ranges from the large Australian big-bellied seahorse, measuring about 11.8 inches or more in height, to a tiny pygmy seahorse, measuring ...

A Canadian-led study found nearly 300 instances of seahorse smuggling in 62 countries over a decade — and researchers say the findings highlight only part of the true scale of the illegal trade.

New pygmy seahorse discovered, first of its kind in Africa “It’s like finding a kangaroo in Norway,” says a researcher of the new species of lentil-size fish, found 5,000 miles from its ...

A 2015 study revealed that some New South Wales populations were decimated by about 90 per cent in just five years. READ MORE ...

Of Florida’s three seahorse species, only the dwarf has any fishing limits. Last year Florida imposed a commercial catch limit of 400 per day, but the petition says that’s not enough.

As a result, several species are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, to date no pygmy seahorses are considered threatened – because we simply do not know enough about them.

In fact, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition in 2011 to list the dwarf seahorse under the Endangered Species Act. Federal officials are still considering that petition.

The imagery was bleak — a miles-long gash of devastation churning up every plant, animal and form of life in its path. Dr. Amanda Vincent painted the picture, asking the audience assembled ...

Until now, only seven pygmy seahorse species had been identified worldwide. One of those species was discovered in Japan, and the remaining six were found in the Coral Triangle in the eastern Pacific.