CT scans are revolutionizing the study of seahorses & their relatives

Project Seahorse

CT scans are revolutionizing the study of seahorses & their relatives. This week, Project Seahorse had the pleasure of hosting Graham Short, the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group’s focal point for Taxonomy and Evolution, and Research Associate with the Australian Museum, the Burke Museum, and the California Academy of Sciences.

He shared how this technology reveals skeletal details invisible to traditional methods — insights that have:

🔹 Led to the discovery of new species and genera

🔹 Clarified seahorse taxonomy

🔹 Uncovered surprising ways syngnathids have evolved to reproduce

Exciting to see how innovation is deepening our understanding of these iconic fishes.

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