British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

Discover the enchanting world beneath the waves, where beautiful and elegant sea creatures thrive. From the fluid movements of jellyfish to the majestic dance of seahorses, the ocean is home to a ...

His success depends entirely on his fat stores; if a male gets too thin, he will abandon his egg and try to get back to the ocean. Big fat males are consequently creatures of great worth and ...

The Male Seahorse use pouches for birth but some species give premature birth from their mouth. Mouth brooding keep their eggs in their mouth to protect them from the other killing species.

As with sea horses, sea dragon males are responsible ... It is not known if they are preyed upon by other animals. They are, however, frequently taken by divers seeking to keep them as pets.

Dwindling natural habitats are causing a significant decline in certain seahorse species. To bolster populations, researchers ...

Weedy sea dragons have very long, thin snouts; slender trunks covered in bony rings; and thin tails which, unlike their seahorse cousins, cannot be used for gripping. They have small, transparent ...

Animal tails are usually round, but seahorses' are square-shaped. A 2015 study showed that this could enhance the fish's grip by increasing the surface area of the tail in contact with an object.

There are two species of seahorse found in UK waters ... full hearing – this is the fastest of any mammal, on land or sea. The UK is home to around 170,000 of these shy and elusive creatures, which ...