Pacific Seahorse

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The largest seahorse in the world, the Pacific seahorse reaches up to 30 centimeters and clings to black coral branches and wire corals on the sheltered walls of Vicente Roca's coves. This is one of only a handful of sites in the Galapagos where Pacific seahorses can be reliably found, often in pairs or small groups. Their muted gold and brown coloration camouflages them against the gorgonian fans, rewarding patient macro-focused divers who search the reef carefully.