Pygmy seahorses

 There are seven different species of Pygmy seahorses in the world.

Pygmy seahorses are 2cm in size, being one of the smallest types.

Their scientific name is Hippocampus bargibanti.

They can be found in the Indo-west pacific ocean.

Pygmy seahorses are very good at camouflage.

They live in sea fan coral which comes in the colours orange, and purple.

The Pygmy seahorse changes colour to either orange, or purple so they can camouflage and hide.

Baby Pygmy seahorses are very different from adults.

They are born brown and change colour when they land on coral.

Pygmy seahorses can't stay out of camouflage for too long because of predators.

Pygmy seahorses have a few predators such as sharks, and bigger fish.

So they must hide to stay alive.

Sadly Pygmy seahorses are losing their habitat due to global warming, and lots of pollution in the ocean.

They need to adapt to survive and that must be very hard, especially with predators roaming around.

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