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Pregnant Hippocampus coronatus | Crowned Seahorse

This is a male crowned seahorse (Hippocampus coronatus) carrying a pouch full of developing juveniles that are almost ready to emerge. The seahorse is nestled in Codium cylindrical Holmes seaweed. This species lives in the northwest Pacific, endemic to Japan.

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This is a male crowned seahorse (Hippocampus coronatus) carrying a pouch full of developing juveniles that are almost ready to emerge. The seahorse is nestled in Codium cylindrical Holmes seaweed. This species lives in the northwest Pacific, endemic to Japan.