Diving with Seahorses A Diver's best Friend The seahorse is 1 of
4 families in the syngnathiform family order which also includes
pipefish, flag tail pipefish and seadragons. Seahorses like
sheltered areas and are well camouflaged. They camouflage
themselves by changing colour quickly to blend in with their
surroundings. They also allow encrusting organisms to settle on
them and they can grow long skin appendages to match their
surroundings even better. During mating their skin will lighten
and darken. Generally the easiest part of the seahorse to spot
is the tail. They swim in an upright position with their tails
down and their heads up. Their dorsal fin moves them forward and
the pectoral fin controls steering and turning. The pygmy
seahorse is a recently discovered relative of the common sea
horse and one of the divers most sought after finds. A lot of
deco time and a magnifying glass will help in the search for
these cryptic critters. They are roughly 15mm in length although
some are smaller, and as their