5 new species of Pygmy Seahorses

[howeikwok]

Scientists finally got their butts down to describing new speices. We have 8 known pygmies to look out for now.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...und/index.html

[bighead]

I think the last one (Pontoh) can be found readily in Lembeh ...

[howeikwok]

Originally Posted by bighead I think the last one (Pontoh) can be found readily in Lembeh ...

Named after the manado guide who found it Hence Pontoh. From what i know it's been spotted in Manado/Bunaken/Bangka/Lembeh. Only officially described by scientists recently.

[lovells19]

Saw it in raja ampat, people saw it in komodo alor/ambon and wakatobi area.

[howeikwok]

Originally Posted by lovells19 Saw it in raja ampat, people saw it in komodo alor/ambon and wakatobi area.

Yea but the pontohi looks very similar to some of the newly described species and the supposedly new one found in Lembeh the murani pygmy...

[Dr Bob]

Originally Posted by howeikwok Named after the manado guide who found it Hence Pontoh. From what i know it's been spotted in Manado/Bunaken/Bangka/Lembeh. Only officially described by scientists recently.

All of a sudden everyone needs to get their name on a fishes ass
It is also distributed all over the celebes sea into Borneo and neighboring islands such as Kakaban, Maratua Atoll (Where I first saw it in 2001) I also found it in PG Anilao and Dauin.