Photo 673884, (c) Nicolas Bailly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Bailly

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Associated observations

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What

Spiny Seahorse (Hippocampus histrix)

Observer

nbailly

Date

May 2012

Description

Location administrative: Philippines, Batangas, Mabini.
Location hydrographic: Western Central Pacific, Philippine Sea, Visayan Sea, Verde Passage, Secret Bay.
Secret Bay is a sandy/gravel area with some isolated rocks, or pebble/rock aggregations. Seahorses are seen only over these rocky habitats.
Note that this specimen has mimicked the color of the green algae where it is attached to.

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