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Hippocampus bargibanti
This picture was taken during my dive in Raja Ampat last year.
The pygmy seahorse is found in coastal areas ranging from southern Japan and Indonesia to northern Australia and New Caledonia on reefs and slopes at a depth of 10-40 m.
Spotted on Feb 28, 2010
Submitted on Aug 20, 2011
20 Comments
High quality close-up
Beautiful...
Lovely!!
I love pygmy sea horses, they're so wonderful! Lovely shot here :)
Very NIce...
thanks AlikaKay
Cute!!
thank you
Pgymy seahorse is beautiful. I love them <3
Great photo as well!
Welcome..
Great details....creating interest in this organism..!!
Congratulations Aldo.
Amazing picture and congrats for the Sppoting of the day!
thank you
Very spectacular...!!
they r soo adorable!! :)
Oh my goodness!
They are soooo cute.
Amazing capture!
Spotting of the day!
"Pygmy Seahorses rarely grow over 1 inch in size and form close relationships with their host plant and animal."
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Thanks Marta.
So lucky you saw one! very pretty!
Wow!