Re: Where do sea horses origanated from?

Hi there,

Seahorses belong to a fish family called Syngnathidae. This also includes 
Pipefish and Trumpet fish. This family is one of many familes of ray 
finned fish (bony rays in the fins). Most fish belong to this group, 
except Sharks, Rays and Coelocanths.

They occur in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans and generally hang 
around shallow, protected water. Trumpet fish are generally more coral 
reef dwellers, pipefish and seadragons and sea horses all hang out in 
areas with lots of structure. Seahorses are weak swimmers and are really 
happy when they can curl their tails around something and wait for small 
prey items to swim past them. Little swimming crustaceans like amphipods 
are a fav food!

Try a websearch for more detailed information about this fish family. 

cheers,

Alastair