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Longsnout Seahorse

Hippocampus reidi

Description:

Photo taken at -70 ft in a Caribbean reef in Cozumel, México size: 14 cm. Males and females are easily distinguished due to their bright colors. Males are usually orange, while the females are yellowThe smaller the size of the longsnout seahorse, the greater the chance that they will be in shallower waters compared to more mature ones. Longsnout seahorses have an affinity for coral reefs.

Habitat:

Found from Florida all The Caribbean sea to Venezuela,

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7 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Just add new photos i find!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Ceci!

Ceci
Ceci 12 years ago

lovely

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Gracias Marta

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Super, que suerte :-)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Christ is very rare to find them at -70ft i have only see 4 seahorses in all my diving life and i been lucky. in this i have the camera.

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

Very cool! I love sea horses! Never seen one so deep - 70 ft.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Apr 27, 2010
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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