Halimeda Ghost Pipefish - © Bernard Loke
Look properly and see whether you can spot it’s eyes.
I came across this unique species of ghost pipefish on 3 dives throughout my entire trip to Manado.
At first, I was pretty clueless the when the dive guide pointed this leaf to me. It was right beside the green Halimeda algae and I thought to myself,
Why are you pointing a leaf to me?
Then, he moved one particular leaf away from the rest and only then did I know it was a fish. It was about 5cm in length and the head pointing downwards. I didn’t know it was called a Halimeda Ghose Pipefish until we did our creature identification after the dive.