Meester van camouflage, het dwerg seahorse zeepaardje van Denise Denise, Raja Ampat, Indonesië - Stockfoto

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse Hippocampus denise occurs in tropical Western Pacific in a depth range from 13-90m, max length 2.2cm for males and 2.4 cm for females. These Seahorses can match the coloration of the stems and with the body ornamentation in the form of tubercles they even perfectly imitate the polyps of their gorgonian hosts! The species is named after Denise Nielsen Tackett. North of Kri Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 0°32'40" S 130°41'34" E at 24m depth