Description

Also known as Common Seahorse, Dwarf Seahorse, New Holland Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse.

Found singly, or in pairs, anchored by their tails, amongst shallow, sheltered reefs, rich with algae, reef nets, sponges, and in seagrass beds, over estuaries and seaward reefs, also sometimes off-shore, attached to drifting seaweed rafts.
They feed by sucking crustaceans and zooplankton into their mouths.
Length - 13cm
Depth - 1-45m
Widespread Southwest Pacific

Pipefishes and Seahorses are unique in that the male gives birth! The female deposits their eggs after fertilisation into the males pouch to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.
They attach to anything they can get their tail around, even each other usually close to the bottom to blend in with their surroundings.
Seahorses are a threatened species because it is sought after for Chinese medicine. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Hippocampus-whitei