
Seahorse - Hippocampus sp
This is a juvenile Seahorse of the genus Hippocampus.
They can be variable in colours, depending on the substrate they have settled on and they can also change their colours over a period of time, to blend in better with their surroundings.
On the contrary to their cute and likeable looks, seahorses are one of the most lethal animal with a success rate of 90% compared to 50% of Great White Sharks, check out this article here :
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/02/earths-superkillers-sea-horses-152950

''Hippocampus alatus'', commonly known as the winged seahorse, is a marine fish belonging to the Syngnathidae family, native from the central Indo-Pacific area.
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