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Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti

Description:

This picture was taken during my dive in Raja Ampat last year.

Habitat:

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.


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18 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann a month ago

Lovely!!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 3 months ago

I love pygmy sea horses, they're so wonderful! Lovely shot here :)

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 3 months ago

Very NIce...

aldo
aldo 8 months ago

thanks AlikaKay

AlikaKay
AlikaKay a year ago

Cute!!

aldo
aldo a year ago

thank you

AmeliaGuo
AmeliaGuo a year ago

Pgymy seahorse is beautiful. I love them <3
Great photo as well!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Welcome..
Great details....creating interest in this organism..!!

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Congratulations Aldo.

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili a year ago

Amazing picture and congrats for the Sppoting of the day!

aldo
aldo a year ago

thank you

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Very spectacular...!!

they r soo adorable!! :)

JillyEnFuego
JillyEnFuego a year ago

Oh my goodness!
They are soooo cute.
Amazing capture!

peter
peter a year ago

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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aldo
aldo a year ago

Thanks Marta.

So lucky you saw one! very pretty!

Wow!

Indonesia

Lat: -0.55, Long: 130.70

Spotted on Feb 28, 2010
Submitted on Aug 20, 2011

Spotted for mission

Reference

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