The Hippocampus abdominalis, or pot-bellied seahorse, is among the largest of the seahorse species and can grow to an amazing foot in length. Although they may not look it, pot-bellied seahorses are actually very strong swimmers, unlike many of their peers. Those speckled markings allow them to blend in with their environment – which is usually weedy or rocky.
This guy has another excuse for his extra-large tummy: he’s pregnant! When it comes to reproduction, amazingly it's the male seahorses that carry and deliver the live babies. Something this fellow doesn't really look too happy about!
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-incredible-seahorse-photos?image=3#hJUMvh8RkTdvM77Q.99
This guy has another excuse for his extra-large tummy: he’s pregnant! When it comes to reproduction, amazingly it's the male seahorses that carry and deliver the live babies. Something this fellow doesn't really look too happy about!
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-incredible-seahorse-photos?image=3#hJUMvh8RkTdvM77Q.99