Scientific name:

Hippocampus hippocampus

About:

Seahorses prefer to live in seagrass and shallow estuaries.

How to identify:

<p>Distinctive horse like head with snout and a curling tail which is uses for holding onto things.</p>

Where:

Has been recorded along the south and southwest coasts of the UK.

Fantastic facts:

Seahorses usually mate for life and perform a courtship dance with their partner every morning. The male seahorses get pregnant and give birth to the young.