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Pipefishes & Seahorses

19 images Created 5 Feb 2011

This group consist of fishes with long tubular snouts and elongate bodies encased in bony ring-like body segments. Many of the pipefishes rank among the most exotic creatures inhabiting earth's shallow seas.

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  • The size of a rice grain, these miniature sea horses live their lives on sea fans usually below 20 m. There are several colour variations and their camouflage makes them almost impossible to observe
    1458 02 Nov 2010-2.JPG
  • The size of a rice grain, these miniature sea horses live their lives on sea fans usually below 20 m. There are several colour variations and their camouflage makes them almost impossible to observe
    1464 02 Nov 2010.JPG
  • The size of a rice grain, these miniature sea horses live their lives on sea fans usually below 20 m. There are several colour variations and their camouflage makes them almost impossible to observe
    1469 02 Nov 2010.JPG
  • The size of a rice grain, these miniature sea horses live their lives on sea fans usually below 20 m. There are several colour variations and their camouflage makes them almost impossible to observe
    1474 02 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Ghost Pipefish are masters of camouflage mimicking their environment exceptionally well.  These individuals blend very well with the cronoid in which they spend much of their time waiting for passing prey
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  • Ghost Pipefish are masters of camouflage mimicking their environment exceptionally well.  These individuals blend very well with the cronoid in which they spend much of their time waiting for passing prey
    2484 05 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Ghost Pipefish are masters of camouflage mimicking their environment exceptionally well.  These individuals look like pieces of seaweed
    2089 04 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Ghost Pipefish are masters of camouflage mimicking their environment exceptionally well.  These individuals look like pieces of seaweed
    2085 04 Nov 2010.JPG
  • This species looks like the calcareous green algae, Halimeda, with which it normally associates. It is green or green with white patches (like those seen on the dyeing algae). The nose is long, the caudal peduncle is narrow and the tail is not incised but more rectangular in shape. There are sometimes short filaments on the snout, body and fins that look like the epiphytic filamentous algae that is sometimes found growing on the Halimeda. All in all, this species is an outstanding mimic of its botanical namesake! ..This species should not be mistaken for the robust ghost pipefish (S. cyanopterus), which attains a larger size and has a very short caudal peduncle. The robust ghost pipe can also mimic green calcareous algae or sea grass, taking on the green coloration and short skin filaments
    5215 06 apr 2007.JPG
  • This species looks like the calcareous green algae, Halimeda, with which it normally associates. It is green or green with white patches (like those seen on the dyeing algae). The nose is long, the caudal peduncle is narrow and the tail is not incised but more rectangular in shape. There are sometimes short filaments on the snout, body and fins that look like the epiphytic filamentous algae that is sometimes found growing on the Halimeda. All in all, this species is an outstanding mimic of its botanical namesake! ..This species should not be mistaken for the robust ghost pipefish (S. cyanopterus), which attains a larger size and has a very short caudal peduncle. The robust ghost pipe can also mimic green calcareous algae or sea grass, taking on the green coloration and short skin filaments
    5219 06 apr 2007.JPG
  • Usually found solitary or in pairs in coastal and lagoon reefs, these fish can sport differing colour variations (pink, brown, green, red, purple).  The colour of the pipefish usually mimics the area in which it lives and hunts
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  • Usually found solitary or in pairs in coastal and lagoon reefs, these fish can sport differing colour variations (pink, brown, green, red, purple).  The colour of the pipefish usually mimics the area in which it lives and hunts
    2988 21 Apr 2011.JPG
  • Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix) - Indonesia
    0063 26 Oct 2010.JPG
  • The size of a rice grain, these miniature sea horses live their lives on sea fans usually below 20 m. There are several colour variations and their camouflage makes them almost impossible to observe
    1458 02 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Smooth Seahorse (Hippocampus kampylotrachelos) - Indonesia
    1588 03 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix) - Indonesia
    1627 03 Nov 2010.JPG
  • Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix) - Milne Bay, PNG
    3041 23 mar 2007.JPG
  • Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix) - Milne Bay, PNG
    3044 23 mar 2007.JPG
  • Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) - Indonesia
    9858 07 Jan 2006.JPG
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