What is the most unique fish? Well the sea horse is definitely in the running! While most fish have straight bodies, the sea horse has a snout and a curved neck that is similar to a horse (hence its name). New research suggests that this fish evolved to have this shape because it gave them an advantage when looking for food. Sea horses are ambush predators, they wait for an unsuspecting crustacean to swim by then they suck the prey into their mouths and swallow them whole. Sea horses use their tails to grab hold of things like coral, helping to keep them still while they wait for their dinner. Seems like that cool body shape comes in handy!
http://www.eol.org/pages/218966
http://www.livescience.com/11633-secret-sea-horse-creature-curve.html
So that explains the name! I always thought they were called sea horses because tiny underwater people rode them 😉
see horses aren’t like real horses at all, silly name
i love seahorses
I wish they came in every color, especially all shades of purple.(:
they dont have any normal horses 🙁
sea horses arent for riding silly
sea horses are so cute
cool
I wonder why sea horses are named sea horses
cool