Long-snouted Seahorse

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Seahorses inhabit the posidonia meadows of Xarraca Bay from spring through autumn, clinging to seagrass stems and gorgonian stalks with their prehensile tails. Males brood eggs in an abdominal pouch, and pregnant males are sometimes encountered drifting through the meadow in the late summer months. Their presence depends entirely on the health of the posidonia habitat — finding one here is a living indicator of ecosystem quality.