(CNN)-- A pea-sized seahorse, the world's longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.

Believe it or not, when I was little you could go into almost any souvenir shop in Florida and find huge baskets filled with ...

With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

There are over 50 known species of seahorses. Each seahorse has a unique appearance, often spotted, speckled, or striped, and adorned with skin frills, spikes, or crowns. They can change colors ...

There are at least 40 species of seahorses known to science, living in both temperate and tropical waters around the world. Seahorse species belong to the genus called Hippocampus, also the name of a ...

For once the word awesome is accurate. Hippocampus ingens, the giant Pacific Seahorse, the largest of the world’s 48 species. As I held on to her tail she swung her head backward toward my hand ...

Certain animal species go to great lengths to care for their offspring, even risking exposure to predators to protect them.

The seahorse, or Hippocampus, is a bony fish with around 40 species. Each has unique care needs and the same anatomy as fish, such as a swim bladder and gills. Scientists believe seahorses are ...