Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse - Hippocampus bargibanti

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Christine Young

Lion

Beautiful creature with fantastic camouflage...was it tiny? I read in the species description that they are 2cm or smaller!? Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, Christine. They are very tiny. Usually up to 2.5 cm but what you will likely see is a height/length of around 1.5 cm as they use their tail to curls around the sea fan. Besides their small length, their body is relatively slender, as thin as the branches of the sea fan, making them all the more difficult to see due to the camouflage. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Incredible! Posted 7 years ago

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