Fred Bavendam / Long-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) portrait, Bonaire, Netherland Antilles

Alex Mustard / Yellow longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) female holds onto a sea rod with its prehensile tail, on a coral reef. West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Claudio Contreras / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) gripping onto a small Sea rod (Pseudoplexaura) with its prehensile tail, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea...

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) gripping onto a small Sea rod (Pseudoplexaura) with its prehensile tail, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea...

Pete Oxford / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Michele Westmorland / Portrait of Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi), St Vincent, West-Indies, Caribbean, May.

Graham Eaton / Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) on coral. St Lucia, West Indies, July.

Fred Bavendam / Long-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi), Bonaire, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Longsnout seahorse {Hippocampus reidi} Florida, USA.

Doug Perrine / Longsnout seahorse {Hippocampus reidi} in Finger coral {Porites sp} Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Longsnout seahorse {Hippocampus reidi} camouflaged against dark background, Caribbean

Constantinos Petrinos / Longsnout seahorse {Hippocampus reidi} Bonaire, Caribbean

David Hall / Slender / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) Cayman Is

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse / slender seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) with tail curled round a gorgonian seafan (Gorgonacea), Honduras.

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse / slender seahorse(Hippocampus reidi) with its tail around a white gorgonian seafan (Gorgonacea), Toon Town dive site, Cayos Cochinos, Honduras

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse / slender seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) in a white gorgonian seafan (Gorgonacea), Honduras

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) attached to purple coral, Turneffe Reef, Belize.

Roberto Rinaldi / Longsnout seahorse / slender seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) in a white gorgonian seafan (Gorgonacea), Honduras

David Hall / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) disguises itself in different environments by assuming wide variety of colour combinations, Dominica, Eastern Caribbean.

David Hall / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) gradually assuming same color of nearby pink sponges , resulting in effective camouflage. St. Vincent, Eastern Caribbean.

David Hall / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) holding onto unidentified magenta sponge, Dominica, Eastern Caribbean.

Henley Spiers / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) with dark brown and prurple colouring swimming amongst seagrass, Saint Lucia, Caribbean Sea.

Henley Spiers / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) with reddish, orange colouring amongst seagrass, Saint Lucia, Caribbean Sea.

Henley Spiers / Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) with reddish, orange colouring amongst seagrass, Saint Lucia, Caribbean Sea.