M.Henke 0 Posted February 12, 2009 Sorry, no subscription. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonFinch 7 Posted March 6, 2009 Johnny Greenemeyer got a video of a pygmy seahorse unlike any yet known. It was in Towali and it was completely "hairy". On the video, you could only tell it was a seahorse when it moved. Hopefully, it will be seen again and classified. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonFinch 7 Posted March 6, 2009 Unfortunately the link didn't work. Normally Zootaxa only gives access to the first page (which is here zootaxa ) . You have to have a subscription to get complete publications unless the author pays extra to provide open access. The other two species - H. colemani & H. waleananus - are described in another subscription only journal here Aquapress Colmani has been known for quite a while. I found a healthy population on one site in PNG. Two years later, we were unable to locate any in that site. Those were the only ones I have ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
secretsea18 0 Posted March 7, 2009 Here's another one to identify... taken in 1997 in Wakaya Fiji. I totally apologize for the poor quality. It was taken on film with Nikonos V with 2:1 framer. Habitat was hydroids underneath a coral head. The tiny seahorses looked only like little white specks and I only really got a look after I developed the film. Has anyone seen one of these? Robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubamarli 5 Posted March 9, 2009 Although it's definitely not where it was found, this does look a lot like the H.satomiae pictured on Takako Uno's article on DivePhotoGuide.com: http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/tho...pygmy_seahorses Whatever it is, you probably found it first! Cheers, Marli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
secretsea18 0 Posted March 9, 2009 Although it's definitely not where it was found, this does look a lot like the H.satomiae pictured on Takako Uno's article on DivePhotoGuide.com: http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/tho...pygmy_seahorses Whatever it is, you probably found it first! Cheers, Marli Marli, Nope I don't get the credit for finding it... Russi in Fiji gets the credit. While it seems somewhat similar to H. satomiae, it is much less "hairy" or dirty looking compared with the photo in the writeup you linked to. Thanks, Robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.Henke 0 Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) If i compare it with my picture, i would also say it is a Hippocampus satomiae. Cheers, Michael Edited March 9, 2009 by M.Henke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
secretsea18 0 Posted March 9, 2009 If i compare it with my picture, i would also say it is a Hippocampus satomiae. Cheers, Michael Yes, it sure is similar to your picture. And your picture is so far better than mine as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
