How to identify gender of seahorse?

[reefy]

I am currently looking for a pair of seahorse(male/female) but I dont know how to differenciate them any one has any idea or any links?


Thanks,
Sean

[noirsphynx]

http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/sex.shtml

[sphelps]

You have to look for the pouch on the male. Follow the front body line from the belly to the tail. A smooth slope is the result from a pouch and therefore a male. If it's more like a sharp step you got yourself a female. Here's some pics to help explain.


Female


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Male

[reefy]

ohh ic ic very interesting, thanks sphelps and noirsphynx, by the way awsome pictures sphelps!!!

[Patrice]

Awsome pictures!