Sea Horses

[bowlofpetunias]

Pygmy seahorses are pretty awesome but we get the relatives..Pygmy Pipehorse here. They are tiny and hard to spot

 

[cvchief]

You need a seahorse? Show up at Caleta early with a case of Kloster. Walk around with it and your DM and find someone who knows where there are that day. Go find them, then return and deliver the Kloster.

Easy Peasy.....

 

[Pelagicsal]

Dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) with my finger for scale. In twenty-five years of diving in Cozumel, we've only seen two of this species; either rare or hard to find.

How can one distinguish them from babies? I have seen a handful this size and always thought they were youngsters.

 

[cvchief]

How can one distinguish them from babies? I have seen a handful this size and always thought they were youngsters.

They have a deeper voice and tiny mustaches.

 

[jlyle]

They have a deeper voice and tiny mustaches.

LOL

According to Paul Humann:

Dwarf seahorse - Vary from pale green to tan to nearly black with dark submarginal band on dorsal fin. May have pale markings encircling area of skeletal rings and small pale spots and blotches.

Longsnout seahorse - Usually have small black spots over head and body. Vary greatly from yellow to reddish orange, brown or even black, may be two toned. Dusky to dark dorsal fin with yellow to pale outer margin and 16-19 rays.