Moon Jelly
Scientific name: Aurelia aurita
Average lifespan
Up to 25 years
Size
Up to 0.5 m
(diameter)
Distribution
Subtropical to the polar region
Did you know?
Moon jelly’s tentacles have stinging cells that are used for hunting and to defend themselves from the predators.
The male releases their sperm through the mouth into the water column before being received and fertilized by the female.
Seahorse
Scientific name: Hippocampus abdominalis
Average lifespan
Up to 5 years
Size
Up to 0.4 m
Distribution
South-west Pacific
Did you know?
Seahorse is a poor swimmer, luckily it has a prehensile tail to grasp objects and anchor itself to avoid drifting.
Seahorse used its small dorsal fin to move forward and backward. To stay afloat it needs to adjust the volume of air on its swim bladders.
The male seahorse will self-fertilizes the eggs in its pouch as soon as the female transfer the eggs, and the male need to go through birth contraction up to 12 hours.
