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I am the tiger-tail seahorse King Williams
&
Brittany Sims
My Name
• Named for its black and yellow striped tail, the tiger tail
seahorse.
• My name comes from the Tiger because we have similar
like patterns tha go along my tail.
Physical traits
• I come in many different colors, mainly yellow with
black stripes going across my back and tail. Sometime I
am black with yellow stripes just as well.
• I have a upright posture, with a curved trunk and a
gasping tail.• The maximum size I can grow up to is 18.7cm.
• My snout stretches about 2.2 in head length.
Habitat
• I am the Seahorses, I'm mainly found in shallow tropical
and warm water in north and south America, But mainly
throughout the world.
• I Prefer to live in sheltered areas such as sea grass
beds, estuaries, coral reefs, or mangroves.
• I don’t like going to deep into the ocean, I try to stay
around 20 meters deep.
Diet and feeding
• I eat a lot of smaller fish.
• My second favorite thing to eat is coral.
• But smaller shrimps and plankton I also enjoy.
Predators of mine• Sharks and squid tuna love to use me as a snack.• Rays and tuna also think I am a tasty apatite. • Sometimes if a crab get ahold of me, they end up eating
me too /:• The penguins are my most treat, there's no telling when
I penguin is going to dive into the water at a rocket speed and snatch me and the group I'm with.
Protection I Use• The protection I use from my enemy's is simply
camouflage into the scenery behind me.• I wrap my tail around coal and blend with the coral to
he best of my ability.• There's not many talents I have to use against my prey.
But I survive each day to the best o my ability.
Adaptions For Survival In The Ocean
Environment
• The seashores has mobile eyes, help me look out for
predators without moving my body.
• Helps me hide seaweed to escape from predators.
Is The Tiger-Tail Seahorse endangered or Threatened• Yes, tiger-tail seahorses are endanger.• Because people are fishing them and capturing them for pets.
• Doctors are also capturing and using me for medical resource information.
Reduction Information
• The male, rather than the female seahorse that becomes “pregnant”.• The female depositing the eggs into a specialized brood
pouch at the base of he males tail• Fertilized and then protected and nourished for the
development.
Threats
• The tiger tail seahorse faces a number of threats, including capture for use in traditional Chinese medicine, as a curio.
Fascinating Facts
• Seahorses are masters of camouflage, and are able to change color or possibly even grow skin filaments over time to better blend in with the surroundings.• Rapid, short-term color changes can also occur during
courtship or other social interactions.
More Interesting Facts
• Small• Don’t Swim well• Oddly shaped
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