Latest Syngnathidae Stories

By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father's Day. One of the rare creatures is pregnant for only the third time ever at a U.S. aquarium, officials said. But don't look for the expectant mom - dads carry the eggs in this family. The aquarium's sea dragon has about 70 fertilized eggs - which look like small red grapes - attached to his tail. He is expected to give birth in early to mid-July, said Kerry Gladish, a...

COLLEGE STATION "“ Male seahorses are nature's real-life Mr. Moms "“ they take fathering to a whole new level: Pregnancy. Although it is common for male fish to play the dominant parenting role, male pregnancy is a complex process unique to the fish family Syngnathidae, which includes pipefish, seahorses and sea dragons. Texas A&M University evolutionary biology researcher Adam Jones and colleagues in his lab are studying the effects of male pregnancy on sex roles and sexual selection...