Pipehorses belong to the family Syngnathidae which also includes seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and pygmy pipehorses. All of these family members have common features like long snouts ...

Rhinopias species, pygmy sea horses, harlequin ghost pipefish and long-nose hawkfish are but a few of the extraordinary fish frequently sighted. This has created a cult following of diving ...

Other syngnathids are pipefish, pygmy pipehorses and seadragons, and all are enchanting. Sadly, syngnathids all over the world are at risk. They face major threats, ranging from both intentional ...

The scientists believe the ancestor of both the pygmy pipehorse and the seahorse was a pipefish - a long, thin, horizontally swimming animal that, like its descendants, has a snout to suck up ...

“The coastal waters of SA have a lot to offer and hopefully this little pygmy is just the start of more amazing seahorse and pipefish discoveries. “This should be a call to action for all ...

(Image credit: Richard Smith) Since the turn of the millennium, a further seven species of pygmy seahorse have been discovered. In 2018, along with a couple of colleagues from IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand hopes to get "more income to support activities that will make the animals' lives better" with the baby pygmy hippo trademark Better get those Moo Deng memes out of ...

Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, but in April, one was born at the San Diego Zoo. It was the zoo’s first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years. Mabel, a 4-year-old pygmy ...

A baby pygmy hippo living at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand continues to become a viral sensation. The 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamus named Moo Deng was born in July, according to NBC News ...