Walea pygmy seahorse

February 5, 2009-The Walea pygmy seahorse is one of five species named in a flurry of recent seahorse discoveries from coral reefs in the Red Sea and Indonesia. All five are less than an inch tall (2.5 centimeters) and are among the tiniest known vertebrates. More

Walea pygmy seahorse, found off the waters of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. More

A small Walea pygmy seahorse, this pygmy seahorse species is soon to be given a scientific name having been discovered by the re A small Walea pygmy seahorse, this pygmy seahorse species is soon to be given a scientific name having been discovered by the re More

A beautiful Walea Pygmy seahorse, endemic to the Togian islands in central Sulawesi, Indonesia A beautiful Walea Pygmy seahorse, endemic to the Togian islands in central Sulawesi, Indonesia ASCII A bumble bee shrimp living on a sea cucumber A bumble bee shrimp More

The Walea Pygmy seahorse is named after the island in central Sulawesi, Indonesia; the only place it as been seen in so far. More

The Walea pygmy seahorse is similar in size to the other pygmies but the tail is much longer since the soft corals on which it lives have branches that vary quite dramatically in size and the long tail appears to be an adaptation that allows the More

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