Both seahorses and pipefish refer to animals living in the sea. In terms of category, both of them belong to fish. What they refer to are animals in Osteichthyes, Gasterosteiformes, and Syngnathidae. They are also quite similar in appearance.Moreover, their habits and characteristics are similar, especially in the way of reproduction.Like other fish, females are responsible for reproduction, while seahorses and sea dragons are male responsible for reproduction, because only males have pouches on their bodies.In fact, seahorses and sea dragons, as animals in the same order and family, are related to each other, but they do not refer to the same animal, and there are still differences in some aspects, so we can not confuse them.
1. Different scope: Although seahorse and pipefish belong to the same class, order and family, they include different genera and different scope.Seahorses belong to Syngnathidae, and Syngnathus can include many genera in Syngnathidae.It can be said that the hippocampus refers to a small range, while the sea dragon contains a larger range.If all the animals in the family Syngnathidae are called sea dragons, then seahorses belong to the class of sea dragons.
2. Different body types: The body types of seahorses and other animals in Syngnathidae are different.Seahorses are small, and their body length is generally between 5 and 30 centimeters.The body length of other animals in Syngnathidae is generally 20-40 centimeters, which is generally larger than that of seahorses.
3, Habitat environment is different: There are some differences between the two habitats.Seahorses often inhabit coral reefs and use coral reefs to protect themselves.Other animals in the family Syngnathidae prefer to live in the transition zone between estuaries and oceans, and are more adaptable to both seawater and freshwater.
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