Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1920 — Sea-Horses Scarce. [ARTICLE]

Sea-Horses Scarce.

For a long time one of the most popular exhibits at the aquarium has been the sea-horses, says the New York Times. At the present time there is a scarcity of these interesting fishes with miniature horse’s heads and queer tails. W. L. De Nyse, assistant director, said the scarcity might be attributed to the excessive cold of two years ago, in which many of the delicate little fishes might have perished before reaching warmer latitudes. When in captivity sea-horses have to be fed on minute marine worms. They are found in local bays, and Mr. De Nyse has seen as many as eight or ten with their tails hooked together drifting with the tide. They are among the most unique of fishes, and in the aquarium tank they may be seen with their tails linked together like so many monkeys. The scientific name of the sea-horse is Hippocampus. They were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans.