Heres an interesting little snippit on some seahorse species and their preferred habitat.
From:
STATUS OF SEAHORSES IN THAI WATERS
Ratima Karuwancharoen and Chon Poosuwan, Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi
Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology, Silpakorn University, Petchaburi
Seahorses inhabit a diverse range of habitats. For example, hippocampus capensis is found in estuaries and can tolerate a wide range of salinities. Many species typically such as H. whitei,
H. borboniensis, H. electus, H. guttulatus and H. zosterae live in association with seagrasses and eelgrasses. H. kuda, on the other hand, preferentially lives in tropical mangrove areas which are devoid of rooted aquatic macrophytes. H. subelongatus lives on the seafloor in areas dominated by sponges and tunicates while H. come and H. zebra are coral-reef dwellers.
Fred
From:
STATUS OF SEAHORSES IN THAI WATERS
Ratima Karuwancharoen and Chon Poosuwan, Bangsaen Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi
Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology, Silpakorn University, Petchaburi
Seahorses inhabit a diverse range of habitats. For example, hippocampus capensis is found in estuaries and can tolerate a wide range of salinities. Many species typically such as H. whitei,
H. borboniensis, H. electus, H. guttulatus and H. zosterae live in association with seagrasses and eelgrasses. H. kuda, on the other hand, preferentially lives in tropical mangrove areas which are devoid of rooted aquatic macrophytes. H. subelongatus lives on the seafloor in areas dominated by sponges and tunicates while H. come and H. zebra are coral-reef dwellers.
Fred