David Hall's Encounters in the Sea Photography
Seahorses, Sea Dragons and their Relatives II
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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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| Thorny Seahorse, Indonesia |
Thorny Seahorse, Indonesia |
Thorny Seahorse, Indonesia |
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| Denise's Pygmy Seahorse, Papua New Guinea |
Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, Indonesia |
Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, Indonesia |
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| Common Seahorse, Papua New Guinea |
Common Seahorse, Indonesia |
Common Seahorse, Indonesia |
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| Banded Pipefish, Indonesia |
Pygmy Pipehorses, Indonesia |
Yellow-banded Pipefish, Indonesia |
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| Halimeda Ghost Pipefish, Indonesia |
Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Indonesia |
Robust Ghost Pipefish, Solomon Islands |
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| Seahorse Color Variants, Caribbean |
Camouflaged Sea Dragon, South Australia |
Short-headed Seahorse, South Australia |
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| Weedy Sea Dragon, South Australia |
Sea Dragon Feeding, South Australia |
Weedy Sea Dragon, South Australia |
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| Trumpetfish, Little Cayman |
Shimpfish, Papua New Guniea |
Cornetfish, Red Sea |