Where does the lined seahorse live?
Lined seahorses can be found year-round in the middle to lower Chesapeake Bay, as far north as Calvert County, Maryland. • During warm-weather months, seahorses live among eelgrass beds in the Bay’s shallows. • In the winter, seahorses move to deeper waters. What does the lined seahorse eat? Lined seahorses mostly eat tiny crustaceans, which they suck through their long, tubular snouts. Seahorses will ambush their prey by changing color to blend in with their surroundings and wrapping their tail around an object to remain still. How does the lined seahorse reproduce? Lined seahorses have unique spawning habits. • The male and female go through an elaborate courtship, after which the female seahorse lays her eggs into the male’s brood pouch, where he fertilizes and cares for them. • After approximately two weeks, the male releases a cloud of tiny, fully-formed seahorses from the top of his pouch. • Juvenile seahorses, which measure less than one-quarter of an inch, quickly take on the h
