Pygmy seahorses
There is seven different species of the Pygmy seahorses in the world.Pygmy seahorses are 2cm in size being on of the smallest types. There scientific name is hippocampus bargibanti . They are found in the Indo West Pacific Ocean where the other 7 species are found.
Pygmy seahorses are very good at camouflaging.They live in sea fan coral which comes in the colour of purple and orange.The Pygmy seahorses change colour to is there a purple orange so that they can camouflage and hide in the coral.
Baby Pygmy seahorses are very different to adult Pygmy seahorses because they start of brown.The female and male do the courtship dance to make there baby.Baby Pygmy seahorses start there life the males brood pouch.
Pygmy seahorses eat small crustaceans and they are a group of crabs.There predators are large fish and sharks.
The coral reef is getting destroyed because of climate change,fishing nets,pollution.
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