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Title: Seahorse In Seagrass. UK
Filename: UK10_am_-25638.jpg
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An adult female spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) in a meadow of (Zostera marina) seagrass. Studland Bay, Dorset, England, UK. English Channel.
Photographed under licence from Marine Management Organisation. MMO-0004/SciCon. Granted to Dr Alexander Mustard for seahorse photography in the UK. Both Hippocampus hippocampus and H. guttulatus are protected species in the UK under the 1981 Countryside Act.
Photographed under licence from Marine Management Organisation. MMO-0004/SciCon. Granted to Dr Alexander Mustard for seahorse photography in the UK. Both Hippocampus hippocampus and H. guttulatus are protected species in the UK under the 1981 Countryside Act.