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  • A tiny Lined Clingfish, Discotrma lineata, rests on the legs of its preferred host, a crinoid.  Clingfish are so named because of their ventrally-located suction discs, which allow them to cling to almost any surface, even in powerful surge. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar / Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • This Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus bargibanti, almost appears to be whistling! A master of camouflage, it blends in perfectly with its Gorgonian host, Muricella sp.  Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • No larger than a grain of rice, this Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus denise, is the world's smallest sea horse. Wakatobi Marine Preserve, Tukang Besi Islands, Flores Sea, Indonesia
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  • Roughly the size of a grain of rice, this Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus bargibanti, is a master of camouflage, blending in perfectly with its Gorgonian host, Muricella sp. The distended abdomen of this individual indicates that it is probably a pregnant male. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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  • This tiny Frogfish, Antennarius sp., has extended its lure for a bit of fishing, all the while imitating a sponge. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • A tiny Blenny peers from its home, an empty wormhole, surrounded by encrusting sponge.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A tiny juvenile filefish, Paraluteres sp., peers from among the arms of a feather star. This species of filefish is thought to mimic the similar-looking sharpnose puffer, which is toxic. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • A Tiger-tail Seahorse, Hippocampus comes, hunts for tiny crustaceans while perched on a brilliant red gorgonian coral.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A tiny Bicolor Combtooth Blenny, Ecsenius bicolor, peers from its home, an empty wormhole in a living coral colony.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A tiny Magnificent Cleaner Shrimp, Periclimenes magnificus, appears to be tempting fate by dancing on the nose of a Black-Finned Snake Eel, Ophichthus melanochir. In reality the shrimp is not in danger, since it performs a valuable service to the eel by keeping it free of parasites. Lembeh Strait, N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • Typically only 16mm in length, this Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus denise, is among the smallest vertebrates. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • Typically only 16mm in length, this Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus denise, is among the smallest vertebrates and is the smallest of all sea horse species. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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