Found dead in the water
Located near the large hole in netting of the pool. Up to 15 individuals all on the bottom of the netting. 10:35 am 19/07/23
Observation thanks to Robyn Cook, seahorse washed up on the beach after two days of strong south easterly winds (returned to the water by observer)
Observation thanks to Diane Oxenford
Roughly 6-8cm in length. Approached me and changed colour and texture a few times, raised it's two middle tentacles before retreating back to it's hiding spot.
Didn't get a great photo of the head, but could this be O. halei?
Gaetano Gargiulo/Guylian Seahorses of the World 2018
The seahorse was washed up on the shore, it survived and we put him back in the ocean.
White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei)
I found one!
Stills from a video taken in 2004 by Tom Mair. Never seen them before or since in the Solitary Islands so would like id confirmation
Stills from a video taken in 2004 by Tom Mair. Never seen them before or since in the Solitary Islands so would like id confirmation
This little fella feel in front of us and then went searching for food only to come in front of a cuttlefish. The cuttlefish lined him up and within seconds, this seahorse was gone. Never knew a cuttlefish would eat a seahorse.