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Pohntoi
Female Pohntoi Pygmy Sea Horse hiding with the polyps of a Hydroid. She is less than one cm high. Pohntoi are the same species of pygmy Sea Horse as Severnsi Pygmy Sea Horse according to DNA analysis from Dr Graham short, Syngnathid expert. Nikon D200, 60 MM Micor Nikkor lens, 100 ISO, f25 and 1/60 sec.