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Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse This tiny seahorses are up to 2 cm in length but they use their tails to curl around the sea fan, they seems much smaller in size, around 1.5 cm. Their colouration can be variable - yellow/orange or purple/pink depending on the host sea fan they are found on. This species was discovered by accident when scientists were studying the sea fan they collected from the sea only to found the tiny seahorses on the sea fan. Geotagged,Hippocampus bargibanti,Philippines,Pygmy seahorse,Summer,anilao,batangas,scuba diving,seahorse,underwater Click/tap to enlarge

Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse

This tiny seahorses are up to 2 cm in length but they use their tails to curl around the sea fan, they seems much smaller in size, around 1.5 cm. Their colouration can be variable - yellow/orange or purple/pink depending on the host sea fan they are found on. This species was discovered by accident when scientists were studying the sea fan they collected from the sea only to found the tiny seahorses on the sea fan.

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    How deep were you when you saw this guy? Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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      Albert Kang
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      This was seen at around 20 meters depth. They tend to be on the deeper side of 20 meters and above but there are places where they have been seen as shallow as 15 meters. Posted 9 years ago
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        Nice! I missed them in Bali, where they could be found at 40m, but I'm only Open Water certified... This just added one species on my wish-list when I'll visit the Philippines! Posted 9 years ago

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The Bargibant's seahorse

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.

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Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2016. Captured Jul 14, 2016 09:22 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO500
  • 18mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.