David Hall's Encounters in the Sea Photography
Seahorses, Sea Dragons and Related Animals
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Seahorses and their close relatives, pipefishes and sea dragons, are fish that have sacrificed speed for armor and camouflage. They are encased in bony rings and have fused jaws that form a tube-like snout. Seahorses have a prehensile tail for grasping, and are unique in that it is the male who incubates eggs within a brood pouch, eventually giving birth to live young.
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| Seahorse, Tasmania |
Seahorse, Tasmania |
Seahorse, Thailand |
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| Pacific Seahorse, Galapagos |
Seahorse, Japan |
Seahorse, Australia |
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| Lined Seahorse, St. Vincent |
Pygmy Pipehorse, Indonesia |
Seahorse, Dominica |
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| Seahorse, New Guinea |
Seahorse, Tasmania |
Pygmy Seahorse, New Guinea |
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| Pygmy Seahorses, Indonesia |
Seahorse w Captured Shrimp | Pygmy Seahorse, Indonesia |
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| Sea dragon, Tasmania |
Pygmy Seahorse, Indonesia |
Sea dragon, Australia |
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| Sea Dragon, Australia |
Seahorse, Dominica |
Sea Dragon, Australia |
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| Ghost Pipefish, Indonesia |
Thorny Seahorse, Indonesia |
Winged Pipefish, Indonesia |
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| Sea dragon, Australia |
Longsnout Seahorse, St. Vincent |
Sea dragon, Tasmania |
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| Leafy Sea Dragon, Australia |
Baby Sea Dragon, Australia |
Leafy Sea Dragon, Australia |
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| Leafy Sea Dragon, Australia |
Leafy Sea Dragon, Australia |
Pot-bellied Seahorse, Tasmania |
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| Ghost Pipefish, New Guinea |
Sea dragon, Australia |
Ghost pipefish, Indonesia |
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| Seahorse, Tasmania |
Sea Dragon, Australia |
Pipefish, New Guinea |