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The Seahorse World Aquarium situated in the Marlborough region, New Zealand boasts of the largest collection of New Zealand aqua life on display. In fact the Seahorse World houses the world's largest species of Sea horse which is endemic to New Zealand! Sea horses are the species of marine fish that belongs to the genus Hippocampus of the family Syngnathidae. Their size ranges from 16 mm to 35 cm. The most striking attribute of the Sea horses is that the males become pregnant instead of the female. Thus the father seahorses birth to baby seahorses and that also up to 378 babies at a time! The Seahorse World Aquarium, New Zealand houses- hundreds of tiny ponies to well-matured seahorses, a five metre giant squid that is preserved and termed as the monster of the deep, Sharks, Crayfish, Rays, Octopus, cod, snapper and marine mammals like Orca(killer whale), Hectors dolphin(the rarest species of dolphin in the world),
Apart from this there are various documentations regarding whales and conservation of marine life, videos and records, reading area and other valuable information on maritime elements and species.
Besides there are also a touch pool and marine fossils belonging to primitive ages. If you are keen on knowing more information about the strange seahorse species, the educated staff of the Seahorse World will impress upon you the amazing life story of the 'Pot-Bellied' Seahorse! You will learn about the various types of seahorses, how they sustain, how do they reproduce, how do they protect themselves and so on!
Here in the Seahorse World you will also learn about the different aspects of the diverse and extra-ordinary marine life that live in the Marlbourough Sounds living reefs in New Zealand.
The Seahorse World Aquarium also offers four guided tours on daily basis. Once you visit this site of tourist attraction, you are bound to have a matchless and intriguing marine experience!
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