
Hippocampus_bargibanti
Cabilao, Oct 7, 2012
To 2 cm (3/4 in.) in size. Tiny, pinkish with large orange to red warts and spots. Encircling bands on tail. Solitary or in small groups in sea fans of similar color (Muricella spp.).
Habitat:
Reefs and slopes in 10-40 m. Asian Pacific.

Hippocampus bargibanti, also known as Bargibant's seahorse or the pygmy seahorse, is a seahorse of the family Syngnathidae found in the central Indo-Pacific area.
Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
By Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured in Cabilao Island Rd, Loon, Bohol, Philippines.