Of course, the silhouette of seahorses or seahorses – common names for fish belonging to the genus Hippocampus – does not go unnoticed.
To make sense of it, the team of biologist Sam Van Wassenbergh, from the University of Antwerp, in Belgium, compared its anatomy to that of the needlefish, a close relative with a straight body. Analyzing the movements of both with high-speed footage, they came to the conclusion that the sinuous forms occupy more volume of water and allow the capture of prey located at a greater distance .
