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Coleman's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus colemani)
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Ecological Illustration of Coleman's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus colemani)
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Syngnathidae

Coleman's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus colemani

Attaching algae to skin for camouflage

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Other
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Coleman's pygmy seahorse is a marine fish found around Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 2.7 cm.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
other
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