A man takes a picture of a colony of coral grass, or glasswort, at Lake Notoro in Abashiri, on Japan's nothern island of Hokkaido September 22, 2009.

一名男子给一大片海蓬子拍照。 日本北海道能取湖，2009年9月22日。

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Anchoring themselves to blades of grass or fingers of coral with their tails, seahorses spend their time feeding on zooplankton.

海马常用尾巴将自己固定在水草或珊瑚枝上，以过往的浮游动物为食。

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From Canada to Tasmania, most coastal areas with sea grass beds, mangroves, or coral reefs can lay claim to a seahorse species or two.

从加拿大一直到塔斯马尼亚，大多有海草丛，海榄，或者珊瑚礁的近海区域都生存着一两种海马科动物。

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The island is famed for its underwater meadows of grass coral.

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The bottom is mainly brilliant white sand or greenish grass, but we were searching for the vaguely brown and yellow hues that indicate the rocks and coral where Caribbean spiny lobster (commonly referred to as "bugs" for their insect-like appearance) live.

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