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Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti · Bony fish — family Syngnathidae; Bargibant's pygmy seahorse, the classic gorgonian-dwelling pygmy
Nobody found a Bargibant's pygmy seahorse in the wild first. The species turned up in 1969 on a gorgonian already sitting in a New Caledonia aquarium, because a two-centimeter seahorse studded with polyp-matched tubercles is effectively part of its host. Each pair or small group spends adult life on a single Muricella sea fan, pink-on-pink or yellow-on-yellow, tails wrapped around the branches. Guides locate them by knowing individual fans, then point a stick at what looks like nothing until your eyes adjust and the fan grows a face. The photography ethics are blunt: the fans live on current-swept walls where a misplaced fin does decades of damage, and repeated strobe barrages visibly stress the animals, so many operations cap flash frames per group. Skip the shot unless your buoyancy has earned it.
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"상주종"은 해당 다이빙 포인트에서 대부분의 다이빙 시 만날 수 있다는 의미이며, "계절종"은 표기된 월에 안정적으로 출현한다는 뜻입니다. 그 외의 생물은 보너스로 여기세요 — 계획의 근거로 삼지 마세요.
| 목적지 | 신뢰도 | 월 | 참고 사항 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raja AmpatIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Lembeh StraitIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| WakatobiIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | 연중 가능 |
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이해하기
서식지: Lives exclusively on Muricella gorgonian sea fans on current-swept slopes and walls, matching the host's polyp color and texture.
범위: Coral Triangle heartland — Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea — extending to northern Australia, Micronesia, and southern Japan.
행동 특성: Pairs and small groups spend adult life on a single fan, tails wrapped around branches; movement is measured in centimeters per day.
먹이: Minute crustaceans picked from the water and the fan surface.
크기: 보통 0.02 m; 최대 기록 수심 0.025 m (height; among the smallest seahorses known).
이 생물 주변에서의 행동 요령
Let the guide point, keep buoyancy faultless off the wall, never touch the fan, and accept a capped number of flash frames; many operators limit or ban strobes on pygmies.
보존
Formally Data Deficient; practical risks are damage to host gorgonians and cumulative harassment at heavily dived fans.
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