Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081402) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Bare Island is a very popular diving location at La Perouse, New South Wales. The island is quite large and can't realistically be dived in a single dive - at least not if you want to see anything. There are various places around Bare Island where it is possible to see a number of individuals of Sydney pygmy pipehorses, Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri. These pygmy pipehorses tend to have a relatively small home range and so with careful observation, the same individuals can be seen at the same locations over successive dives. They are very small and difficult to spot and this entry is likely to represent just a small proportion of individuals in the area.
I have dived at Bare Island for many years but only saw my first pygmy pipehorse in the area in January 2013 and on that occasion I saw three juveniles. I was shown some adults in November 2013 but I did not see any more until January 2015. Since then I have them fairly regularly.
Identifying individual pygmy pipehorses is not easy but using some facial and body patterns along with their location means I can be fairly accurate identifying the same individual from dive to dive. I have given each pygmy pipehorse an ID code which basically represents the date I first saw them.
| Pygmy pipehorse | Sex | First seen | Last seen | Status | Sightings | Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL2015081402 | Female | 14 August 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 21 | 4.4 |
| IL2015081403 | Male | 14 August 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 21 | 4.4 |
| IL2015101402 | Female | 14 October 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 14 | 2.4 |
| IL2015120701 | 7 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 7 | 0.6 | |
| IL2015121401 | Female | 14 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 6 | 0.4 |
| IL2015121402 | Male | 14 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 6 | 0.4 |
| IL2015121801 | Male | 18 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 5 | 0.3 |
| IL2015121802 | 18 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 5 | 0.3 | |
| IL2015121901 | 19 December 2015 | 26 December 2015 | Current | 3 | 0.2 | |
| IL2015121803 | 18 December 2015 | 19 December 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015121403 | 14 December 2015 | 14 December 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015073104 | Male | 31 July 2015 | 30 November 2015 | Previous | 13 | 4.0 |
| IL2015102601 | Male | 26 October 2015 | 30 November 2015 | Previous | 4 | 1.1 |
| IL2015101401 | Male | 14 October 2015 | 16 November 2015 | Previous | 5 | 1.1 |
| IL2015073101 | Female | 31 July 2015 | 9 November 2015 | Previous | 9 | 3.3 |
| IL2015110901 | Female | 9 November 2015 | 9 November 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015101701 | Male | 17 October 2015 | 2 November 2015 | Previous | 3 | 0.5 |
| IL2015081401 | Female | 14 August 2015 | 14 October 2015 | Previous | 6 | 2.0 |
| IL2015073102 | Male | 31 July 2015 | 30 September 2015 | Previous | 6 | 2.0 |
| IL2015093001 | Female | 30 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015093002 | Female | 30 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015093003 | Male | 30 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015093004 | Female | 30 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015090801 | 8 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 | Previous | 3 | 0.4 | |
| IL2015062302 | 23 June 2015 | 22 August 2015 | Previous | 3 | 2.0 | |
| IL2015073103 | Male | 31 July 2015 | 31 July 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015041901 | 19 April 2015 | 23 June 2015 | Previous | 8 | 2.1 | |
| IL2015062301 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015062303 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015062304 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015062305 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015062306 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015062307 | 23 June 2015 | 23 June 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015042901 | 29 April 2015 | 5 May 2015 | Previous | 4 | 0.2 | |
| IL2015032901 | 29 March 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Previous | 5 | 0.7 | |
| IL2015040201 | 2 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Previous | 6 | 0.6 | |
| IL2015041701 | Male | 17 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Previous | 3 | 0.1 |
| IL2015041702 | Female | 17 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.1 |
| IL2015040202 | 2 April 2015 | 2 April 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015031604 | 16 March 2015 | 23 March 2015 | Previous | 8 | 0.2 | |
| IL2015032301 | Female | 23 March 2015 | 23 March 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015031601 | Male | 16 March 2015 | 19 March 2015 | Previous | 6 | 0.1 |
| IL2015031602 | 16 March 2015 | 19 March 2015 | Previous | 7 | 0.1 | |
| IL2015030401 | Male | 4 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 | Previous | 4 | 0.5 |
| IL2015030402 | Male | 4 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 | Previous | 4 | 0.5 |
| IL2015031606 | 16 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 | Previous | 4 | 0.1 | |
| IL2015031801 | 18 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015031802 | 18 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015031605 | 16 March 2015 | 17 March 2015 | Previous | 2 | 0.0 | |
| IL2015031701 | 17 March 2015 | 17 March 2015 | 2 | |||
| IL2015031702 | 17 March 2015 | 17 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015031603 | 16 March 2015 | 16 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015031101 | Male | 11 March 2015 | 11 March 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015031102 | 11 March 2015 | 11 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015030403 | Male | 4 March 2015 | 4 March 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015030404 | 4 March 2015 | 4 March 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015030405 | Male | 4 March 2015 | 4 March 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015030406 | Male | 4 March 2015 | 4 March 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015022201 | 22 February 2015 | 22 February 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015021501 | 15 February 2015 | 15 February 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015012401 | Male | 24 January 2015 | 24 January 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015010301 | Male | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015010302 | Male | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 | 1 | ||
| IL2015010303 | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2015010304 | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 | 1 | |||
| IL2013110901 | Male | 9 November 2013 | 24 November 2013 | Previous | 2 | 0.5 |
| IL2013110902 | 9 November 2013 | 9 November 2013 | 1 | |||
| IL2013011901 | 19 January 2013 | 19 January 2013 | 1 | |||
| IL2013011902 | 19 January 2013 | 19 January 2013 | 1 | |||
| IL2013011903 | 19 January 2013 | 19 January 2013 | 1 |
These are the pygmy pipehorses that I am still seeing on a regular basis. As their home ranges are relatively small, I see the same seahorses in the same locations dive after dive. While I still see the same seahorses, I will keep them in this section. As it is not easy to identify individual pygmy pipehorses and I'm using location as one of the identifiers, it may not be possible to tell if a pygmy pipehorse in a new location is the same as a previous one. If found elsewhere and they can be positively identified they can stay here. If they disappear from their usual location and don't appear somewhere else, I will move them to the Previous Pygmy Pipehorses category until they are found again.
My dive buddy had previously found this pygmy pipehorse and pointed it out to me on 14 August 2015. It is in the same location as IL2015073102 and IL2015081403, down the slope toward the north west corner.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081402) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081402) on 22 August 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
My dive buddy had previously found this pygmy pipehorse and pointed it out to me on 14 August 2015. It is in the same location as IL2015073102 and IL2015081402, down the slope toward the north west corner.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081403) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 12 m.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081403) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 12.2 m.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081403) on 22 August 2015. Depth: 12.5 m.
I saw this female as an adult on 14 October 2014. She was on the rock just above Pygmy Rock with a male (IL2015073104). It is in the same location where we have seen other pygmy pipehorses and it is possible we saw this before as a juvenile, for example, IL2015041901.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015101402) on 14 October 2015. Depth: 10 m.
I first spotted this juvenile on 7 December 2015. It was on the side of the 3rd rock with the sea tulips close to where we have seen other pygmy pipehorses before.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015120701) on 7 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015120701) on 18 December 2015.
My buddy spotted this female out to me on 14 December 2015. She's on the top side of the 2nd rock with pink sea tulips.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121401) on 14 December 2015.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121401) on 14 December 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121402) on 14 December 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121402) on 14 December 2015.
I spotted this male on 18 December 2015 on the second rock with pink sea tulips. It was near the female IL2015121401 and I have since seen them together.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121801) on 18 December 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121801) on 26 December 2015.
My buddy pointed out this tiny juvenile on 18 December 2015. It is on a low rock just down from the rocks with the pink sea tulips.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121802) on 18 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121802) on 19 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121802) on 19 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121802) on 26 December 2015.
I first spotted this juvenile on 19 December. It is on the lower side of the second rock with pink sea tulips. It is close to where I had last seen IL2015121803 although I never saw them at the same time.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121901) on 19 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121901) on 19 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121901) on 19 December 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121901) on 26 December 2015.
These are pygmy pipehorses that have been seen in the past but have either died or moved to other locations and are no longer seen regularly. They may still be around. If a regular location is found and they can be positively identified, they will be moved back To the Current Pygmy Pipehorses category.
A fellow diver, Nick, showed me this pygmy pipehorse and another on 9 November 2013 on the eastern side of Bare Island. I was able to find it again on 24 November 2013 but I could not find it again on subsequent dives despite remembering its location.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013110901) on 9 November 2013.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013110901) on 9 November 2013.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013110901) on 24 November 2013.
This pygmy pipehorse was pointed put by a fellow diver on a night dive on 4 March 2015. I didn't get a photograph of it then but saw it a number of times on subsequent dives and got some photographs.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030401) on 17 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030401) on 17 March 2015.
I found this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive on 4 March 2015. A fellow diver had just pointed out a pink one near this one and I then saw this male. It was on a reef just below the caves on the north west corner of the island.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030402) on 4 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030402) on 17 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030402) on 17 March 2015.
This pygmy pipehorse was shown to me by a fellow diver on 16 March 2015. It was one of two near the start of the slope to the west reef. I called the two pygmy pipehorses, sentries, because it was like they challenged me before I headed down the slope.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031601) on 16 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031601) on 17 March 2015.
This is the other sentry pygmy pipehorse that was pointed out by my dive buddy on 16 March 2015. Like the other sentry (IL2015031601) it was at the top of the slope to the west reef.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031602) on 16 March 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031602) on 17 March 2015.
A pygmy pipehorse that my dive buddy pointed out on 16 March 2015. It was on one of the pink sea tulip rocks on the slope.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031604) on 16 March 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031604) on 16 March 2015.
This was another pygmy pipehorse on one of the rocks with the pink sea tulips found by my dive buddy on 16 March 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031605) on 16 March 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031605) on 17 March 2015.
This is a pygmy pipehorse I found on 16 March 2015 on the same rock with the pink sea tulips as two spotted by my dive buddy.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031606) on 16 March 2015.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 29 March 2015. It was in the low algae just above the rocks with the pink sea tulips.
Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015032901) on 29 March 2015. Depth: 9.4 m.
Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015032901) on 29 March 2015. Depth: 9.3 m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 2 April 2015. It was in the low algae just above the rocks with the pink sea tulips.
Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015040201) on 2 April 2015. Depth: 8.9 m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 17 April 2015. It was on one of the rocks with the orange sponge on the sand between the outboard motor and the top of the slope.
Male Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015041701) on 17 April 2015. Depth: 7.1 m.
Male Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015041701) on 19 April 2015. Depth: 8.5 m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 17 April 2015. It was on one of the rocks with the orange sponge on the sand between the outboard motor and the top of the slope.
Female Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015041701) on 17 April 2015. Depth: 7.1 m.
Female Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015041701) on 19 April 2015. Depth: 8.5 m.
I found this juvenile on 19 April 2015 on the rock just above Pygmy Rock. This was just before the super storm hit Sydney.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 19 April 2015. Depth: 11 m.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 19 April 2015. Depth: 11 m.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 29 April 2015. Depth: 10.1 m.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 19 May 2015. Depth: 10.4 m.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 19 May 2015. Depth: 10.4 m.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 15 June 2015. Depth: 9.8 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015041901) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10.2 m.
This buddy was found by my buddy on 29/04/2015. It was on the side of the third rock with the pink sea tulips. We saw it or another in the same spot over the next 4 months.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015042901) on 29 April 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015042901) on 29 April 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015042901) on 5 May 2015.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015042901) on 5 May 2015.
This was a pygmy pipehorse my dive buddy pointed out on 23 June 2015. It was just above the rocks with the pink sea tulips. I saw it on two dives on the one day but could not find it again.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062301) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 9.2 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062301) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 9.2 m.
I believe I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 23 June 2015. It was on the side of the 3rd of the rocks with the pink sea tulips. The same location we have seen other pygmy pipehorses. It is possible it is not a new individual and that I have seen it before but the patterns on the head don't match the previous sighted ones.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062302) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062302) on 22 August 2015. Depth: 10 m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 23 June 2015 on the rock just below Pygmy Rock. I saw it again on a night dive on the same day but I have not seen it since.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062303) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10.7 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062303) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10.9 m.
I saw this pygmy pipehorse on 23 June 2015 between Pygmy Rock and the rock above it. I saw it again on a night dive on the same day but I have not seen it since.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062304) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10.5 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062304) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 10.5 m.
I believe I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 23 June 2015. It was on the side of the 3rd of the rocks with the pink sea tulips. The same location we have seen other pygmy pipehorses. It was with another (IL2015062302). It is possible it is not a new individual and that I have seen it before but the patterns on the head don't match the previous sighted ones.
Sydney pygmy pipehorses (IL2015062302 and IL2015062305) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 9.8 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015062305) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 9.8 m.
I believe I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 31 July 2015. It was on the side of the 3rd of the rocks with the pink sea tulips. The same location we have seen other pygmy pipehorses. It is possible it is not a new individual and that I have seen it before but the patterns on the head don't match the previous sighted ones.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073101) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 9.3 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073101) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 9.3 m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 31 July 2015. It was right near a tiny nudibranch my dive buddy had pointed out. We have seen it since near two white pygmy pipehorses. It is likely that the white pygmy pipehorses were around when we first saw this one.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073102) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 12.1 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073102) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 12.1 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073102) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073102) on 22 August 2015. Depth: 12.6 m.
My dive buddy spotted this pygmy pipehorse on 31 July 2015. It was on the rock above Pygmy Rock where we have seen another pygmy pipehorse regularly. I am confident this is not the same individual even though it is in the same location. It looks different to IL2015041901 which I last saw on 23 June.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073104) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 9.9m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073104) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 9.9m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073104) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 9.9m.
I first saw this pygmy pipehorse on 14 August 2015. As I was swimming over the sand after going over the ledge past the outboard motor I saw this little one bouncing off a small rock. It kept doing that while I was trying to photograph it and it was doing it the next time I saw it.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081401) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 7.9 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081401) on 14 August 2015. Depth: 7.7 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015081401) on 22 August 2015. Depth: 8.2 m.
This juvenile pygmy pipehorse was pointed out by my buddy on 8 September 2015. It was on a rock on the sand right near the north west corner. I'm sure this the is the same rock I have seen pygmy pipehorses on previously.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015090801) on 8 September 2015.
I saw this male as an adult on 14 October 2014. It was on the side of the 3rd rock with pink sea tulips down the slope on the north western corner of the island. It is in the same location where we have seen other pygmy pipehorses and it is possible we saw this before as a juvenile.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015101401) on 14 October 2015. Depth: 10 m.
I saw this male as an adult on 17 October 2014. It was at the top of the slope in the same area I had last seen IL2015081401. I suspect he is her mate.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015101701) on 17 October 2015. Depth: 8 m.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015101701) on 17 October 2015. Depth: 8 m.
I first saw this male on 26 October 2015 in front of the caves on the north western corner of the island. My buddy had seen him previously and pointed him out to me. He is very pregnant.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015102601) on 26 October 2015. Depth: 12 m.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015102601) on 26 October 2015. Depth: 12 m.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015102601) on 26 October 2015. Depth: 12 m.
My buddy pointed this tiny juvenile out on 18 December 2015. It is on the lower side of the second rock with pink sea tulips, facing the third rock.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121803) on 18 December 2015.
These are pygmy pipehorses that have only been seen the one time. If they get seen again and positively identified, I'll move them to one of the other categories.
This was only my second every pygmy pipehorse sighting. My first had been at Oak Park almost 2 years previous. This pygmy pipehorse was found and pointed out by my dive buddy near the north-west corner of Bare Island on 19 January 2013. She also found a second one on the same rock.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013011901) on 19 January 2013.
This is the second pygmy pipehorse that my dive buddy pointed out to me on 19 January 2013. It was on a rock with 2 others near the north-west corner of the island.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013011902) on 19 January 2013.
I spotted this third pygmy pipehorse on 19 January 2013 while photographing one of the other pygmy pipehorses that my dive buddy had pointed out.
Sydney pygmy pipehorses (IL2013011902 (below) and IL2013011903 (above)) on 19 January 2013.
This was the other pygmy pipehorse that Nick showed me on 9 November 2013 on the eastern side of Bare Island. I was not able to find it on subsequent dives.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2013110902) on 9 November 2013.
This is the pregnant male that a fellow diver pointed out to me on 3 January 2015. It was on a rock she and her friend called Pygmy Rock as it had so many pygmy pipehorses on it. We would see more pygmy pipehorses on this rock for a few weeks and then we saw very few.
Pregnant male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015010301) on 3 January 2015.
This was my first find at Bare Island. I found this male on Pygmy Rock on 3 January 2015, near the male (IL2015010301) that was pointed out by a fellow diver.
Pregnant male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015010302) on 3 January 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015010303) on 3 January 2015.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015010304) on 3 January 2015.
I saw this male pygmy pipehorse on Pygmy Rock on 24 January 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015012401) on 24 January 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015012401) on 24 January 2015.
I found this tiny pygmy pipehorse on 15 February 2015 just up from Pygmy Rock.
Tiny Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015021501) on 15 February 2015.
I found this tiny pygmy pipehorse on 22 February 2015 on an isolated rock on the sand south of the shallow wall.
Tiny Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015022201) on 22 February 2015.
I found this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive on 4 March 2015. It was right on the north west corner of the island near the caves. There were 2 other pygmy pipehorses on the same rock.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030403) on 4 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030403) on 4 March 2015.
I saw this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive on a rock with 2 other pygmy pipehorses on 4 March 2015. I only got one (poor) photograph of it before I lost it.
Poor photograph of Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2014030404) on 4 March 2015.
I found this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive on 4 March 2015. It was right on the north west corner of the island near the caves. There were 2 other pygmy pipehorses on the same rock.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030405) on 4 March 2015.
I found this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive on 4 March 2015. It was right on the north west corner of the island near the caves. There were 2 other pygmy pipehorses on the same rock.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030406) on 4 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015030406) on 4 March 2015.
I was shown this male pygmy pipehorse by a fellow diver on a night dive on 11 March 2015. It was on the shallow wall on the south west side of the island.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL20150311016) on 11 March 2015.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031101) on 11 March 2015.
I found this pygmy pipehorse on a night dive 11 March 2015. It was near the shallow wall on the south west side of the island.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2014031102) on 11 March 2015.
This was a tiny juvenile my dive buddy found on 16 March 2016. It was just up down from the sentries.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031603) on 16 March 2015.
I found this tiny juvenile on 17 March 2015 near the bottom of the slope to the west reef.
Tiny juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031701) on 17 March 2015.
I found this tiny juvenile on 17 March 2015 near the bottom of the slope to the west reef.
Tiny juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031702) on 17 March 2015.
I found this tiny juvenile near the pink (IL2015030401) and white (IL2015030402) pygmy pipehorses on 18 March 2015
Tiny juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031801) on 18 March 2015. Depth: 14.3 m.
A tiny juvenile pygmy pipehorse my buddy found up the slope on 18 March 2015.
Tiny juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015031801) on 18 March 2015. Depth: 9.3 m.
I saw this female with a male (IL2015031604) on 23 March 2015. They were on one of the pink sea tulip rocks and I believe they were about to mate.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015032301) on 23 March 2015. Depth: 9.9 m.
I saw this pygmy pipehorse near the shallow wall on the south west side of the island on 2 April 2015 on a night dive.
Sydney pygmy seahorse (IL2015040202) on 2 April 2015. Depth: 11.3 m.
This was one of two pygmy pipehorses I found on a night dive on 23 June 2015. It was towards the north west corner right down the slope. I only saw it and the other one the single time.
Sydney pygmy pipehorses (IL2015062306) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
This was one of two pygmy pipehorses I found on a night dive on 23 June 2015. It was towards the north west corner right down the slope. I only saw it and the other one the single time.
Sydney pygmy pipehorses (IL2015062307) on 23 June 2015. Depth: 12.3 m.
My dive buddy found this pygmy pipehorse and pointed it out to me on 31 July 2015. It was between Pygmy Rock and the north west corner.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073103) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 11.7 m.
Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015073103) on 31 July 2015. Depth: 11.7 m.
Spotted this female on Deep Wall on a night dive on 30 September 2015.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015093001) on 30 September 2015. Depth: 18 m.
Spotted this female on Deep Wall on a night dive on 30 September 2015.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015093002) on 30 September 2015. Depth: 17 m.
Spotted this male near the shallow wall on the south west side of the island a night dive on 30 September 2015. It has a copepod parasite on its head.
Male Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015093003) on 30 September 2015. Depth: 13 m.
Spotted this female near the shallow wall on the south west side of the island a night dive on 30 September 2015. She was with IL2015093003.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015093004) on 30 September 2015. Depth: 13 m.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015093004) on 30 September 2015. Depth: 13 m.
I first saw this female on 9 November 2015 on the rock with the Coscinaraea mcneilli colony.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015110901) on 9 Novermber 2015. Depth: 11 m.
Female Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015110901) on 9 Novermber 2015. Depth: 11 m.
I saw this juvenile in the gap next to the white pygmy pipehorses on 14 December 2015. I have not seen it since.
Juvenile Sydney pygmy pipehorse (IL2015121403) on 14 December 2015.