Name this Seahorse?

[Rescue Diver68]

We had the pleasure of diving with Blue Angel last week. Our Dm was Jorge. At one of the deeper sites ( I think Palancar Caves) Jorge pointed out this little seahorse. I have been unsucessful identifying it. Can anyone i.d. for me?

 

[Moodiejeff]

At one of the deeper sites ( I think Palancar Caves) Jorge pointed out this little seahorse.View attachment 41083

It's actually a pipehorse... Are you sure it wasn't Columbia? I spotted one there that looked very similiar, right as we were ready to cross one of the sand chutes to head to another coral formation. I'll try to dig up the pic (it's on my laptop)

It was very early in the dive... of course that would depend on where you were dropped in to begin with.

 

[Rescue Diver68]

Thanks, I just checked my logbook and it was Palancar Caves. It was at the wallside of a swim through opening. Jorge signaled that there were two of them in that area. First one I have ever seen. It was awesome.

 

[PlayaCountryBoy]

I have worked with Jorge and Blue at Blue Angel, and he's good! Nice photo!

 

[jlyle]

Like moodiejeff says, pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica).

 

[sharky60]

here he is again!

I thought he was a juvenile sea dragon though

...his name is Bob :d

 

[_Bella_]

I name him...Bob :d

I was thinking John.

 

[sharky60]

I was thinking John.

Ok...John-Robert it is

but I'm still calling him Bob

 

[jjwdiver]

I guess "Mr. Ed" would be too formal?

 

[DandyDon]

I thot that Mr Ed would have worked well. Interesting, never heard of a Pipe horse. I've shot actual Pipefish there. Looking that why they're called pipes now. Acentronura dendritica, Pipehorse: