Pygmy Pipehorse

Pygmy Pipehorse

Pygmy Pipehorse

I came across this cute little fellow whilst diving at Bare Island, La Perouse, Sydney, Australia. Taken with my Nikon 7900. Sydney's Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri kuiteris) is named after Akos Lumnitzer who collected the type specimens.
Photocomp October '05 - Novice

2005-11-04

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