April's featured iSeahorse observation: Spiny seahorse by brucesub

Dear iSeahorse friends,

Our April observation of the month comes from northeastern Bali, Indonesia. iSeahorse user brucesub was able to capture this amazing photograph of a spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) at about 10 metres deep.

H. histrix is known to inhabit coral and seagrasses throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Despite its large natural range, the species is often incidentally caught as bycatch in trawlers. This, in combination with increasing pressures on coral and seagrass habitats globally, is sufficient to warrant a listing of 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Thanks to brucesub for posting!

- The iSeahorse Team

Posted on April 22, 2015 07:23 PM by projectseahorse