Sea Moth

[JAS]

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish or Sea Moth. About 5cm/2 in. long
Nikon1 J3, 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, @ 30mm 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160, 6,25 mp crop.
Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, depth approx 13m/40ft.

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[Yezdi]

Beautiful...

 

[Oztours]

Wow, never heard of or seen these before. Beautiful.

 

[JAS]

Beautiful...

In over 550 dives in this area I have seen only a few different specimens. There are many beautiful small things out there if you slow down and observe.

 

[Callie]

Stunning image JAS. Reminds me of a horizontal seahorse, if there was one!

 

[Robin]

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish or Sea Moth. About 5cm/2 in. long
Nikon1 J3, 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, @ 30mm 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160, 6,25 mp crop.
Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, depth approx 13m/40ft.

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Fantastic creature very well photographed