Severn’s pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus severnsi

Severn’s pygmy seahorse is one of the smallest known seahorses, reaching a maximum adult size of just 1.3 cm. It is usually dark brown in colour with a large red patch covering its shoulder. This species is known from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Sightings of the seahorse in the Philippines was first confirmed in 2014.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderSyngnathiformes
FamilySyngnathidae
GenusHippocampus
SpeciesH. severnsi
Photographed in
Philippines