Scientific name: Hippocampus bargibanti
Size: Up to 1 inche maximum
Color: Tint varies according to the support
Distinguishing feature: Very small, his body is filled with multiple bulbous growths
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Hippocampus bargibanti
Size: Up to 1 inche maximum
Color: Tint varies according to the support
Distinguishing feature: Very small, his body is filled with multiple bulbous growths
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Raja Ampat
This seahorse is mostly visible in Asia. Very small, it can be hard to find.
However, if you know which gorgonians to look for (muricella plectana and muricella paraplectana) and that you take your time to find it, this shouldn't be a problem!
This hippocampus is carnivorous and feeds on small crustaceans.
It is also ovoviparous and they are the males that incubate the eggs, not the females.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.