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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