Great Seahorse Migration

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A study indicated that extensive fishing off the Coromandel coast could be forcing the great seahorse to migrate towards Odisha.

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◾️Sea horses are tiny fish that are named for the shape of their head, which looks like the head of a tiny horse. They are classified as fish, in the genus Hippocampus.

◾️There are 46 species of seahorses reported worldwide. The coastal ecosystems of India house 9 out of 12 species found in the Indo-Pacific.

◾️They are found in shallow coastal waters in latitudes from about 52° N to 45°S.

◾️Seahorse populations in India are distributed across diverse ecosystems such as seagrass, mangroves, macroalgal beds, and coral reefs.

◾️These 9 species are distributed along the coasts of eight States and five Union Territories from Gujarat to Odisha, apart from Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Conservation Status

IUCN status-Vulnerable

CITES: Appendix II
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