Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), side view, red and pink with yellow markings, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thorny Seahorse, Hippocampus histrix, Bali, Indonesia

Thorny Seahorse, Hippocampus histrix, Bali, Indonesia

Thorny Seahorse, Hippocampus histrix, Bali, Indonesia

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A seahorse clings to a soft coral in a bed of sand, Anilao, Philippines.

A thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) uses effective camouflage to blend into its surroundings on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A thorny seahorse clings to an algae stock, Anilao, Philippines.

Thorny seahorse, Hippocampus hystrix. Variable in color, this species is often found in sandy, rubble bottoms clinging to sponges or bits of coral. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

A thorny seahorse, Hippocampus hystrix, sits on a sponge covered perch, Bima Bay, Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) clinging to small anchor, Makadi Bay, Hurghada, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa

Indonesia, Bali, Tuumben, Thorny sea horse in sponge

Thorny Sea Horse, Hippocampus hystrix, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thorny Seahorse, Komodo Indonesia

Thorny seahorse, Red Sea