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seahorse10

This dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) appears to have some encrustation helping to break up its outline, possibly consisting of bryozoans. The species name zosterae is named for the seagrass genera Zostera

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Identification: Hippocampus zosterae (little seahorse)
Location: aquarium specimen, not recorded
Contributors: Jeffrey N. Jeffords
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Subjects: Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Anatomy coloration/patterning cryptic

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