![]() They can be found deep living on sea fans where they attach their tails, or shallow in eelgrass or thick algae. The Pacific seahorse lives in a wide variety of habitats at very different depths. The Pacific seahorse range is Peru and the Galapagos islands to Southern California. Unfortunately, these Seahorses would command a pretty penny in certain markets so it's best that I not give their exact location or they would be scooped up. Your not likely to see them in the rough parts of the ocean. The Pacific seahorse enjoys calm water where it can hide in algae. Photos are copyrighted and no form of reproduction is authorized, all rights reserved. That's right, it's an anemone, attached to it's head. These seahorse are not small, they are quite large, almost 12 inches long.īelow, in the first two photos, you'll see the first seahorse I found, the one that gave birth. They are beautiful, elegant fish - yet quite shy in the presence of a large diver. Another great moment was swimming with Dolphins underwater near Catalina, which I'll write about at another time. Seeing the seahorse was one of the most wonderful moments underwater that I've ever had. One of them was even giving birth when I found it. I found two individuals, on different days. It took many hours and many trips to San Diego to actually find a Pacific Seahorse. ![]() ![]() I knew someone who had actually seen a couple seahorses underwater, and was even told a photo was snapped of one, so I knew I had at least a small chance of success, even though I didn't know exactly what a seahorse in San Diego would look like (the only photos available to me was of a Pacific seahorse in a sea fan from Baja or the Galapagos), or where exactly one would be. I started doing more research and making phone calls. Last year, while researching juvenile fish, I started to looking into seahorse facts and habitat, after finding out that the Pacific Seahorse range recently extended into California. ![]()
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