Maximum length: 1 - 2 cm

Depth: 25 - 50 m

This species lives on various soft corals, which are also its food.

It seems as if the corals live symbiotically in the skin

and produce short stings and wart-like bumps on their bodies.

This gives them perfect camouflage, they are very difficult to see,

magnifying glasses are helpful.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Bangka Island North Sulawesi

Photo 3 Astrid: Bangka Island North Sulawesi

Photos 4 - 8 Johnny: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi

 Maximum length: 2 cm

Depth: 10 - 90 m

Salmon-coloured to orange.

This species has no crown on its head.

They live on horn corals.

First described in 2003.

Photo 1 Johnny: Moalboal Philippines

Maximum length: 15 cm

Depth: 6 - 40 m

Colour mostly yellow-orange with spiny tips.

Often clings to seaweed or seaweed tufts.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt

Photo 3 Johnny: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi

Maximum length: 14 cm

Depth: 2 - 20 metres

The spiny seahorse is found in so-called boulder-algae habitats

and on certain sponges.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Bangka Island North Sulawesi 

 Maximum length: 20 cm

Depth: 0 - 70 m

Thanks to Muelly from Meereslexikon for the identification,

as the kudas are not recognised as such,

as identification is difficult for the layman.

The animals usually have small threads of skin on their snout.

Photo 1 Astrid: Bangka island North Sulawesi

Photo 2 Johnny: Bangka island North Sulawesi

 Maximum length: 16 cm

Depth: 5 - 20 metres

Similar to the common seahorse, see next species.

 But with a distinct crown.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi

Maximum length: 1 cm

Depth: 3 - 23 m

They live in close association with invertebrates

such as gorgonians or hydrozoans and also algae.

They can be distinguished from previously identified seahorses

by their body proportions, the different body appendages and their colour.

They have only one gill opening on each side.

Photo 1 Astrid: Bangka Island North Sulawesi

Photos 2 - 4 Johnny: Bangka Island North Sulawesi

Maximum length: 6 - 15 cm

Depth: 0 - 15 m

Head and body usually with small, black dots.

Strongly varying colours: Yellow to reddish-orange - black, bicoloured, or brown.

Wraps its tail around gorgonians or other objects offering support.

Close approach possible, but then lowers its head and turns away.

Photos 1 - 5 Johnny: Bonaire Caribbean

 Maximum length: 22 cm

Depth: 5 - 15 metres

Females are sometimes yellow with several large spots on the rump.

Males are usually unicoloured with stripes on the head

and small black spots on the rump.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi