Pygmy Seahorse

Coral reefs are harsh environments, so people frequently utilize disguises to keep safe. The pygmy seahorse is particularly good at this. Pygmy seahorses, as their name implies, are small fish that blend in with their surroundings because of their size and camouflage. Bargibant's pygmy seahorse is so well hidden that it was only identified when a host gorgonian was taken and inspected by marine researcher George Bargibant.

This little seahorse is less than an inch long and studded with tubercles, which are spherical protuberances that resemble the coral it lives in. This species is usually one of two colors: purple with pink tubercles or yellow with orange tubercles, depending on the host gorgonian’s color. It fits in so well that humans only noticed it after it appeared in an aquarium among wild-caught coral. It is impossible to distinguish which is a coral reef and which is a Pygmy seahorse, which is why it becomes the most amazing camouflage animals.

Scientific Name: Hippocampus Bargibanti
Distribution: Found in Southeast Asia in the Coral Triangle area
Size: 0,55 inches–1,06 inches