Andonyx
16th May 2003, 10:02 AM
The smallest known seahorse has been named after the memory of one of our esteemed forumites.....
The creature, to be known as Hippocampus denise, is typically just 16 millimetres long - smaller than most fingernails. Some were found to be just 13 mm long.
Researchers say the animal was mistakenly thought to be a juvenile of another of the 32 known species of seahorses
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3019899.stm
The creature, to be known as Hippocampus denise, is typically just 16 millimetres long - smaller than most fingernails. Some were found to be just 13 mm long.
Researchers say the animal was mistakenly thought to be a juvenile of another of the 32 known species of seahorses
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3019899.stm