Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part62

Welcome to Part 62 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features an aquatic animal that has a name suggesting it might be something else. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

1. Said to be a horse but not a horse, 
   说马不像马， 
   shuō mǎ bù xiàng mǎ，
2. it's not found on roads. 
   路上没有它。 
   lù shàng méi yǒu tā。
3. If used as medicine, 
   若用它做药，
   ruò yòng tā zuò yào，
4. it must be caught in the sea.
   要到海中抓。 
   yào dào hǎi zhōng zhuā。

Let's dive into the riddle!

• 说马不像马， 路上没有它。 
  shuō mǎ bù xiàng mǎ，lù shàng méi yǒu tā。
  The first two lines, "说马不像马，路上没有它," describe an animal that is said to be a horse but isn't really a horse, and it is not found on roads. This suggests a creature that lives in a different environment.
• 若用它做药，要到海中抓。 
  ruò yòng tā zuò yào，yào dào hǎi zhōng zhuā。
  The next two lines, "若用它做药，要到海中抓," tell us that if it is used as medicine, it must be caught in the sea. 

So, the answer to the riddle is a seahorse-海马(hǎi mǎ)!

1. Seahorses are unique marine animals that resemble tiny horses. 
   海马是独特的海洋动物，看起来像小马。 
   Hǎi mǎ shì dú tè de hǎi yáng dòng wù, kàn qǐ lái xiàng xiǎo mǎ。
2. Seahorses are often used in traditional medicine. 
   海马经常用于传统医学。 
   Hǎi mǎ jīng cháng yòng yú chuán tǒng yī xué。
3. I like observing seahorses at the aquarium. 
   我喜欢在水族馆观察海马。 
   Wǒ xǐ huān zài shuǐ zú guǎn guān chá hǎi mǎ。