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Hippocampus comes
Seen during a night dive. Big fat sea horses of at least 15 cm long. Dark body with yellow patches. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A2bd+4bd) based on suspected declines of 30-50% caused by incidental catch, targeted catch and habitat degradation.
Hard coral and sand floors. It occurs in coastal areas of the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and the Andaman Islands.
Yes, I am adding my last nice shots from last year since I have a pile of spottings yet to add to PN :-)
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2013
