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Male seahorse pouch proteins may help remove toxic waste from developing embryos

Male seahorses, fishes that belong to the Syngnathidae family, show a distinctive reproductive strategy in which males carry developing embryos in a brood pouch.

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Male seahorses, members of the Syngnathidae family, have a unique reproductive system where females deposit eggs into a ventral brood pouch on the male. The male then carries and protects the developing embryos within this pouch. Researchers suggest the male may also supply nutrients to the embryos during development.

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