This adorable sea horse is not bigger than the nail of my little finger. (Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)

My friend the pygmy seahorse

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This tiny sea horse is hiding in the branches of the gorgonians. In Pemuteran (Bali), you can see it on every dive! I never get tired of photographing them...

No time tonight to tell you through the menu my arrival at Pemuteran nor my last dives... But I feel that I will be stuck here for a few days, as the atmosphere is so peaceful and the underwater scenery so beautiful!

Here, no street vendors stalkers. People behave normally, the beach is beautiful, quiet ...

I just leave you, this evening, to wait, two images ofseahorses pygmies, this tiny sea horse, as big as the nail of the little finger, which lives in the branches of the gorgonians, with which it is confused, thanks to its bumpy body.

The pygmy hyppocampus is particularly shy and difficult to spot among the gorgonian branches. (Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)
The pygmy seahorse is particularly shy and difficult to spot among the gorgonian branches. (Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)
This adorable sea horse is not bigger than the nail of my little finger. (Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)
This adorable sea horse is no bigger than my pinky nail (Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)

I became a friend of pygmy seahorses! There are some on every dive!!!

Not easy to draw the portrait, with my little compact camera, but I do not get tired of photographing them lovingly ...

Corinne Bourbeillon

A journalist, scuba diver and underwater photographer, Corinne loves blowing bubbles with fish! This blog was born out of her fascination with the beauty of the world and the ocean.

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7 comments

  1. Ah! Pemuteran, another one of those places you're so good at, and I'm delighted for you.
    You and I know the places here... almost by heart, and no seahorse!

    Besitos, Lydie 😉

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  2. Ingrid Bétancourt freed by Colombian army, along with 14 other hostages! Lydie. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  4. It was by chance that I came across your stories and your beautiful photos.
    Ravigorated by a dive in your company, I now invite you to come and discover my world... full of seahorses!
    You're lucky, bargibanti seahorses (pictured here) are rare ... to see for uninitiated eyes!
    Good luck and congratulations for this very nice site!
    Pim's

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  5. @ Pim's

    Fantastic, your site! I've been thinking for a while of opening a section of links dedicated to wildlife and underwater images... I'll treasure the address of your blog... Hippo and Co under the elbow.
    😉

    I'm delighted to find out from you what this pygmy seahorse is called. In Bali (in Pemuteran, and then in Tulamben-Amed), I was lucky enough to come across this species several times, with those little bumps on its body that mimic the protuberances of gorgonians. Yes, I know, I'm a lucky girl...
    😀

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  6. Here I am back on your site ...
    If you come to my blog next week... you'll discover the latest findings on pygmy seahorses... Maybe you'll have the chance to meet them too 😉
    If that's the case, I'd love to see your photos... because right now, they're a rarity!
    I hope to see you soon...
    Pim's

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