Within swaying seaweed, a seahorse clasps a tendril with its curlicue tail. Speckled in midnight blue, its periwinkle body features frosted bumps and ridges in misty white. Observing you with a demure dip of its thin snout to the chest, this marine marvel embodies an ethereal fusion of colors and grace.
Seahorses range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm (5⁄8 to 14 in).[9] They are named for their equine appearance, with bent necks and long snouted heads and a distinctive trunk and tail. Although they are bony fish, they do not have scales, but rather thin skin stretched over a series of bony plates, which are arranged in rings throughout their bodies. Each species has a distinct number of rings.