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Short-Pouch Pygmy Pipehorse

Acentronura breviperula

Description:

Juvenile Pipehorse, around 2.5 cm. Pipehorses are like a cross between seahorses (the face) and pipe fish (elongated body). They are usually well camouflaged, anchoring their tails on sea grasses or algae, swaying their body to mimic the seagrasses/algae. As they get bigger, they also tends to have appendages on their body.

Habitat:

Sandy bottom and among seagrasses, mostly in the shallows

Notes:

New Organism to Project Noah

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AlbertKang
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AlbertKang

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 12, 2016
Submitted on Jan 18, 2016

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