Everything about The Pygmy Seahorse totally explained
The
pygmy seahorse,
Hippocampus bargibanti, is a
seahorse of the
family Syngnathidae in the western central
Pacific. It is tiny, no larger than 2.4
cm. There are two known color variations: grey with red
tubercles (on
gorgonian coral Muricella plectana), and yellow with orange tubercles (on gorgonian coral
Muricella paraplectana).
This species is known to occur only on
gorgonian corals of the genus
Muricella, and has
evolved to resemble its host. The tubercles and truncated snout of this species match the color and shape of the polyps of the host gorgonian, while its body matches the gorgonian stem. The camouflage is so effective, the original specimens were discovered only after their host gorgonian had been collected and placed in an
aquarium.
The pygmy seahorse is found in coastal areas ranging from southern
Japan and
Indonesia to northern
Australia and
New Caledonia on reefs and slopes at a depth of 10-40 m.
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On the lower portion of the
abdomen, males have a brood pouch in which the female lays her
eggs. They are fertilized by the male, and incubated until birth.
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