#Pygmy Seahorse

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I turned them into fish… bonus under the cut.

[pangeen]

" Seahorses are prettier in Pink " // © James Graham

Music: © Dj Premier & Common - In Moe (Speculation)

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Denise's pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus denise)

Photo by Alex Mustard

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A pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) demonstrates fantastic camouflage against the gorgonian coral it lives on

by François Libert

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Please vote for whichever animal is cuter, not whichever one you like more!

[aquatark]

Marine Encyclopedia - The Gabbiano

Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii

one of these things is. not quite like the others

[herpsandbirds]

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorses aka Weedy Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus pontohi), family Syngnathidae, central Indo-Pacific region

photographs by @blennywatcher

[little-creature-of-the-day]

little creature of the day: pygmy seahorse

reminds me of a freeze dried skittle

image source

[em-phibian]

Bargibant’s Pygmy seahorse inspired mermaid! I haven’t done detailed texture work in so long, and I’m really happy with how her tail turned out!

I also wanted to base a design on a lesser known fish, so here it is!

Fish rant: Bargibant’s Pygmy seahorse is one of the world’s smallest seahorses and has evolved to perfectly blend in with the sea fan corals they call home! They live in the waters of Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Also I just think they’re really pretty and cute looking :)

[wachi-delectrico]

My favorite kind of animal are those that took a ridiculously long time to be discovered or were thought to be extinct because their camouflage is just that good

Like, look at pygmy seahorses!

They were discovered by ACCIDENT while collecting coral samples!

The geckos of New Caledonia (as far as I know) have all had their turn being thought of as extinct as well, but nah they're just hella good

Look at this chahoua gecko! Imagine trying to find THAT in the middle of the jungle

... The only exception being the leachianus gecko, of only because it's the largest gecko species in the world

Man I love animals

[graveyardrabbit]

got to see a lot of creatures today

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1. Seahorses are prettier in pink 🩷⁣ ⁣ The Pygmy Seahorse is one of the most captivating animals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, and lives almost exclusively amongst the vibrant pink branches of Gorgonian corals.⁣ ⁣ This species, the Hippocampus Bargibanti, or Bargibant’s Pygmy Seahorse, is absolutely tiny. A fully grown individual is no larger than the size of a human fingernail.⁣ ⁣ Last year, I was lucky enough to meet several Pygmy Seahorses at a depth of 28m, but this year they appear to have moved to deeper water.⁣ ⁣ This individual was filmed at a depth of 35m, giving us just a couple of minutes with them whilst diving on a nitrox gas mix.⁣ ⁣ It is the almost impossible combination of depth, time constraint, their size, the colours, the camouflage, and even the difficulty to find them through the viewfinder… that make this such a rewarding animal to find, and why experiences like this only further draw me to the ocean 🩷⁣ ⁣ #pygmyseahorse #seahorse #pygmy #pink#bargibantipygmyseahorse #bargibant #uw #ocean #scuba#fish #rareanimal⁣

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" Pygmy Seahorse " // © Stefan Beskow

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Pontoh's pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus pontohi)

Photo by Alex Mustard

[johtodoll]

I promise I have been doing Mermay! Just haven’t had the chance to post yet 😅 But here is day 1: Pygmy seahorse

[lanecross]

My second time seeing a Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), first time I saw one at Tulamben and now this second one at Seaventure House Reef :) thank you to the dive guides for spotting it and letting us know. The Pygmy Seahorse was camouflaging among this large gorgonian coral with its pink tubercules matching the host gorgonian colours. It grows about to about average size 1.4-2.7cm hence the name.

My old tg5 and housing etc had 99 problems but at least it worked this time😅