Question

Which one has a brood pouch for caring of eggs?

• A. Male sea horse
• B. Male Hippocampus
• C. Female Hippocampus
• D. Both A and B

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both A and B

A brood pouch is a cavity in the body of some fish, frogs, or invertebrates that protects the eggs before they are hatched. A Hippocampus, commonly called sea horse, has a brood pouch on the male body for incubating the eggs before they hatch.

Anabas is a common freshwater fish that can survive outside water for sometime.

Scoliodons are also known as dogfish. The males have a copulatory organ called claspers. The egg case in scoliodon is called mermaid's purse.

The cuttle fish usually lays their eggs on a hard structure.

So, the correct answer is 'Hippocampus'