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Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
A type of Sea Horse,
Monterey Bay Aquarium.
These are well known along the cold water of the southern coast. We see them washed up sometimes but they loose their color. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/852...
He and his flamboyant cousin are not really true seahorses but obviously related.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...
Thanks for the Id , Martin. I knew it would be some Australian to come to the Rescue! Have you seen these?