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Pot-Bellied Seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis

Notes:

Male seahorse seen at Adelaide Zoo.Thanks to sarahaw1981 for the ID.

1 Species ID Suggestions

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago
Big-Belly or Pot-Bellied Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis


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3 Comments

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago

Also this is a male, you can tell from the yellow belly. This is where the eggs hatch, and he gives birth as it were.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 11 years ago

Lovely creatures, they always make me smile. This is a pregnant male seahorse.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

nice.

ShannaB
Spotted by
ShannaB

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jan 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012

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