These are baby seahorses being ejected from the father’s brooding pouch. Male seahorses can carry up to 2,000 eggs at a time and the pregnancy lasts from 10 to 25 days, depending on the species. Image via Francesco Turano via Yo amo la Biología Via:...

These are baby seahorses being ejected from the father’s brooding pouch. Male seahorses can carry up to 2,000 eggs at a time and the pregnancy lasts from 10 to 25 days, depending on the species. 

Image via Francesco Turano via Yo amo la Biología

Via: ScienceAlert

(Source: facebook.com)

science marine biology fish seahorse reproduction

Oct 13, 2013
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