SA's first pygmy seahorse species found on KZN coast

An international team, including experts from the University of Leeds and California Academy of Science, published their research in the scientific journal Zookeys.

According to a University of Leeds statement, the discovery of the tiny creatures is usually rare and difficult. “At less than 2.7 centimetres, the largest pygmy seahorse is not much bigger than a fingernail, but most of the known species are smaller still. It comes as no surprise that finding these elusive creatures in the hustle and bustle of a coral reef is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

“This is, however, exactly what happened last year in the Sodwana Bay region, off SA's east coast. After a tip-off from a local diver, a team of researchers discovered the Sodwana pygmy seahorse.”

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