Harasti — a member of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragan Specialist Group, and a colleague of the marine conservation organization Project ...

Seahorse species belong to the genus called Hippocampus, also the name of a part of vertebrates' brains. The anatomical hippocampus was allegedly named for its resemblance to the shape of a seahorse.

But, the captivating pipefish dares to break these established rules. They are called pipefish because they look like, well, pipes – long and skinny. These marine creatures are basically slimmer ...