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Seahorse
Hippocampus sp.
Family Syngnathidae

Seahorses are slow moving fish that rely on camouflage. This particular seahorse is well camouflaged when it hides among the yellow sponges. Wandering over the grey ground, however, it shows up more clearly.

 

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