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"Researchers have named this little creature Hippocampus japapigu, Latin for 'Japan pig'. The name came about thanks to the divers who first saw the minuscule animal and noted its resemblance to a teeny tiny baby pig.
And oh boy, is it tiny. These pygmy seahorses are approximately the size of a grain of rice, around 15 millimeters long. Their flattened shape and kaleidoscopic coloring disguise them as tiny bits of seaweed, making them easy to overlook.
But even at such a tiny size, their coloring is pretty spectacular. It's "very special", says Kevin Conway, researcher and curator of fishes at Texas A&M University to National Geographic."
Check out the video in the link below, they are truly adorable!
https://www.sciencealert.com/resear...olourful-seahorse-the-size-of-a-grain-of-rice
And oh boy, is it tiny. These pygmy seahorses are approximately the size of a grain of rice, around 15 millimeters long. Their flattened shape and kaleidoscopic coloring disguise them as tiny bits of seaweed, making them easy to overlook.
But even at such a tiny size, their coloring is pretty spectacular. It's "very special", says Kevin Conway, researcher and curator of fishes at Texas A&M University to National Geographic."
Check out the video in the link below, they are truly adorable!
https://www.sciencealert.com/resear...olourful-seahorse-the-size-of-a-grain-of-rice