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Denise Pygmy Seahorse: Creature Feature

The Denise Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) is one of the several Pygmy Seahorses to be seen in Lembeh Strait. Like its bigger cousin – the Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse – it lives in Seafans. But this species is not restricted to one type of seafan. It can be found it different Read more…

By Serge, 7 yearsJanuary 11, 2016 ago
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The Common Seahorse: Creature Feature

Besides Frogfish and Octopus, Seahorses are one of the big attractions in Lembeh Strait. There are the tiny Pygmy Seahorses and the “normal” sized seahorses. The most commonly seen of the bigger ones is – as the name suggests – the Common Seahorse (Hippocampus taeniopterus). These Seahorses grow relatively big and can reach Read more…

By Serge, 8 yearsJuly 12, 2015 ago
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A dream comes true: the Zebra Seahorse

Hairy Frogfish, Rhinopias, Hairy Octopus, Blue Ringed Octopus – most Muck Divers coming to Lembeh have a “Holy Grail” on their Bucket List. Mine has always been the Zebra Seahorse. Our Dive Guide Paulus says that he has seen the last one something like 10 years back in Hairball – Read more…

By NAD Lembeh, 11 yearsMarch 1, 2012 ago
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Creature Feature: Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse

The Pygmy Seahorses are without doubt among the most attractive critters – they are cryptic, hard to find but yet beautiful. And for a lot of divers the Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus pontohi or Weedy Pygmy Seahorse) is even more special than other Pygmy Seahorses. The Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse was Read more…

By NAD Lembeh, 11 yearsJanuary 26, 2012 ago
Critters

Beautiful variation of Hippocampus denise

This Picture of our Repeater Guest Mood shows a beautiful Pygmy seahorse found by our dive guide Paulus. Paulus has found already several of them over the last 10 years – but not many. And this is one of them. It is most probably a variation of the Denise Pygmy Read more…

By NAD Lembeh, 11 yearsJanuary 22, 2012 ago
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Creature Feature: Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse

The Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse (hippocampus bargibanti) is the most common Pygmy Seahorse and found all over the Indo-Pacific region. It was the first Pygmy Seahorse that has been discovered (1969) and still counts as the classic Pygmy Seahorse. It grows to maximum 2 cm, lives only in Muricella Seafans and Read more…

By NAD Lembeh, 12 yearsDecember 4, 2011 ago
Critters

A perfect hippocampus pontohi

I just downloaded the pictures from todays morning dives and am amazed by the beauty of this little Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse that i found at XXX (of course we don’t tell the divsite ;)) It not only has a very cool white-yellow colouration with lots of red on the head Read more…

By NAD Lembeh, 12 yearsNovember 30, 2011 ago

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