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Seahorse identification

Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes, Fishes, Marine Life, Seahorses: Syngathidae: Sygnathidae, copyrighted, lined seahorse: Hippocampus erectus, macro, marine, muck, ocean, portrait, underwater, underwater photo, vertical

The coronet (top of the head) on some seahorses is believed to be as unique to each individual seahorse as the fingerprint on a human. I use this unique trait to help with the identification of individual seahorses where I dive regularly.