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All about pygmy seahorses

By Madeleine Reynolds
Published October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
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Pygmy Seahorse, Nudi Falls Lembeh Straits

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

Seahorses are some of the most unique and beautiful creatures in the ocean.

The Pygmy Seahorse is one of the most interesting looking and complex of them all.

They are only 1 inch big, and due to their size were not known to exist until about 50 years ago.

We will learn all about this tiny creature that comes from the depths of the ocean hidden in coral.

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