Saw a couple of them last week in the Tunich and Paradise area. Always clinging to something.
Cozumel seahorses?
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I guess I forgot to answer one question but alluded to it. I have not seen seahorses on the walls - North or South. Most have been in shallower locations (40-45 feet), fairly flat areas in and around relatively sparse cover i.e. sea grass or small piles of broken dead stony coral and toward shore from the reef sites. The other locations are 1. The black and yellow seahorse we found on top of the "traditional" reef hiding in what I think is black/maroon and yellow rope sponges. It was much larger than most brown ones I've seen. Maybe somewhere from Dalila to Cedral Pass but I don't remember - it's been awhile; 2. Paradise site at maybe 15-30 feet among grass beds and rubble on a flat bottom.
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Agree with San Clemente. We saw 4 there in July on one dive. Gotta leave the reef and head out about 20 feet into the grassy sandy bottom as you drift and look from the sides so you can see their profiles easier. You'll see them clinging to grasses, rocks etc. AMAZING creatures to enjoy seeing......
Be sure to tell your DM that you are wanting to see them, tip well, and you'll be sure to be taken to the perfect location to find them!
Good luck!
Most I have seen on one dive was 5 and that was at the end of San Francisco Wall up on the top the wall. They were hanging out in the vegetation. Good luck
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