This is one of the creatures this area is famous for.They live on sea fans and are between a quarter inch and three-quarters of an inch big. They also tend to be found between 60-100 feet deep, so there isn't much time either. Very frustrating and difficult to photograph (they shy away from lights).
This is my best shot of the trip:
To get two in one shot AND have them both looking my way AND get them in focus (remember, they're half an inch big!) was a thrill.
In the animal world, seahorses are pretty unique because its the males that become "pregnant". So this one is a very pregnant male (looks a bit shocked, doesn't he?):
Got three in one shot here, but getting them to pose together was an issue (the one on the right must have been having a bad hair day). I have lots of pictures of pygmy seahorse backs!
This one is a quarter inch tall, and I was able to get one "keeper" photo.
This particular pygmy was discovered so recently, it doesn't even have a scientific name yet! Again, its so small, I wound up with only a single usable photo.
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