Editing Seahorse (section)

==Habitat==
Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate salt water throughout the world, from about 45°S to 45°N.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca |website=Project Seahorse |access-date=2015-11-15}}</ref> They live in sheltered areas such as [[seagrass]] beds, [[estuaries]], [[coral reef]]s, and [[mangroves]]. Four species are found in Pacific waters from [[North America]] to [[South America]]. In the Atlantic, ''[[Hippocampus erectus]]'' ranges from [[Nova Scotia]] to [[Uruguay]]. ''[[Hippocampus zosterae|H.&nbsp;zosterae]]'', known as the dwarf seahorse, is found in the [[Bahamas]].

Colonies have been found in European waters such as the [[Thames Estuary]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7333980.stm |title=Rare seahorses breeding in Thames |work=BBC News |date=7 April 2008 |access-date=11 November 2009}}</ref>

Two species live in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]: ''[[Hippocampus guttulatus|H.&nbsp;guttulatus]]'' (the long-snouted seahorse), and ''[[Hippocampus hippocampus|H.&nbsp;hippocampus]]'' (the short-snouted seahorse).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/pipefish#|title=The IUCN Red List of Seahorses and Pipefishes in the Mediterranean Sea|website=[[IUCN Red List]]|access-date=2024-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.institut-paul-ricard.org/en/especes_aquarium/seahorse/|title=Seahorse|website=[[Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute]]|date=13 February 2019 |access-date=2024-04-15}}</ref> These species form territories; males stay within {{convert|1|m2|sqft|-1|abbr=on}} of habitat, while females range over about one hundred times that.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2018 |title="Hippocampus, a Peculiar Fish" |url=https://www.aquaticlifelab.eu/3-9-hippocampus-a-peculiar-fish/ |website=Aquatic Life Lab |publisher=AQUATICLIFELAB}}</ref>