IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
@iucnseahorse.bsky.social
Working to ensure that wild populations are healthy and well-managed. Hosted by @projectseahorse
http://iucn-seahorse.org
http://iucn-seahorse.org
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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 With their eerie appearances, sneaky camouflage tricks, and names like Harlequin #GhostPipefish, these #IconicFishes are the perfect muse for your art this spooky season👻.
Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/what...
#InspiredbyIconicFishes #Art #Artists #OceanArt
Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/what...
#InspiredbyIconicFishes #Art #Artists #OceanArt
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 With their eerie appearances, sneaky camouflage tricks, and names like Harlequin #GhostPipefish, these #IconicFishes are the perfect muse for your art this spooky season👻.
Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/what...
#InspiredbyIconicFishes #Art #Artists #OceanArt
Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/what...
#InspiredbyIconicFishes #Art #Artists #OceanArt
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
#ICYMI South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of #leafyseadragons & #weedyseadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...
#SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon
#SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon
Thousands of seadragons dead in south Australia’s worst recorded harmful algal bloom — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon
Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these i...
www.iucn-seahorse.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
#ICYMI South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of #leafyseadragons & #weedyseadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...
#SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon
#SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon
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Ever seen #seahorses, #pipefishes, #seadragons & their quirky cousins take centre stage in an arts movement? Now you have. 👉 Scroll through to discover what Inspired by Iconic Fishes is all about! 🔗Learn more www.iconicfishes.art
October 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ever seen #seahorses, #pipefishes, #seadragons & their quirky cousins take centre stage in an arts movement? Now you have. 👉 Scroll through to discover what Inspired by Iconic Fishes is all about! 🔗Learn more www.iconicfishes.art
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
October 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...
👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...
Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes — Inspired by Iconic Fishes
A global arts movement inviting people of all ages, from every part of the world, to celebrate the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their cousins: ghost pipe...
www.iconicfishes.art
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...
👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...
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✨Meet the showstopper of our #IconicFishes lineup, the #seadragon: enchanting and full of flair 🪩.
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
✨Meet the showstopper of our #IconicFishes lineup, the #seadragon: enchanting and full of flair 🪩.
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
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✨Meet the sixth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the bellowsfish 🎶
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
✨Meet the sixth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the bellowsfish 🎶
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
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✨Meet the fifth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the cornetfish 🎺 Also known as Flutemouth.💡Did you know? There are four species of cornetfishes, found in most parts of the tropics.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
✨Meet the fifth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the cornetfish 🎺 Also known as Flutemouth.💡Did you know? There are four species of cornetfishes, found in most parts of the tropics.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
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✨Meet the fourth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the trumpetfish 🎺
💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
✨Meet the fourth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the trumpetfish 🎺
💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
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✨ Meet the third star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the ghost pipefish 🎶
💡Did you know?
There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭
💡Did you know?
There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭
October 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
✨ Meet the third star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the ghost pipefish 🎶
💡Did you know?
There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭
💡Did you know?
There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭
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🌊 Say hello to the second star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the pipefish 🎶
💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse!
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse!
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
🌊 Say hello to the second star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the pipefish 🎶
💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse!
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse!
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
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🌊 First up in our #IconicFishes lineup: the magical seahorse.
🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer.
Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes
🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer.
Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes
September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🌊 First up in our #IconicFishes lineup: the magical seahorse.
🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer.
Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes
🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer.
Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes
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Introducing our #IconicFishes! 📣These quirky little wonders of the ocean each have their own charm and story to tell. Stay tuned as they take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement, "Inspired by Iconic Fishes". 🎭🎨🖌️🎶🪩🎥
#InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes
#InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Introducing our #IconicFishes! 📣These quirky little wonders of the ocean each have their own charm and story to tell. Stay tuned as they take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement, "Inspired by Iconic Fishes". 🎭🎨🖌️🎶🪩🎥
#InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes
#InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes
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🌊 A wave of arts inspired by #IconicFishes is on its way 👀 Stay tuned for more!
Project Seahorse IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
Project Seahorse IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
September 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🌊 A wave of arts inspired by #IconicFishes is on its way 👀 Stay tuned for more!
Project Seahorse IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
Project Seahorse IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons and weedy seadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons and weedy seadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...
This week, our Taxonomy & Evolution specialist Graham Short shared his work at @ubcoceans.bsky.social &
@projectseahorse.bsky.social ...showing how CT Scans are revealing new species, clarifying taxonomy & uncovering surprising insights into syngnathid reproduction.
@projectseahorse.bsky.social ...showing how CT Scans are revealing new species, clarifying taxonomy & uncovering surprising insights into syngnathid reproduction.
August 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This week, our Taxonomy & Evolution specialist Graham Short shared his work at @ubcoceans.bsky.social &
@projectseahorse.bsky.social ...showing how CT Scans are revealing new species, clarifying taxonomy & uncovering surprising insights into syngnathid reproduction.
@projectseahorse.bsky.social ...showing how CT Scans are revealing new species, clarifying taxonomy & uncovering surprising insights into syngnathid reproduction.
Spotting a seahorse in the wild is pure magic! Next time you meet one of these little wonders underwater, remember these do's and don'ts to keep the 📸experience safe for them and the ocean we love. #SeahorsePhotography #iSeahorse #SavingIconicFishes #UnderwaterPhotography
August 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Spotting a seahorse in the wild is pure magic! Next time you meet one of these little wonders underwater, remember these do's and don'ts to keep the 📸experience safe for them and the ocean we love. #SeahorsePhotography #iSeahorse #SavingIconicFishes #UnderwaterPhotography
🌊 Read the latest from our SPS SG members Dr David Booth and @maartendb.bsky.social! The paper looks at what we know and don’t know about leafy, common and ruby seadragons, and what’s needed to better protect them 💙.
🔗📖Dive in: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
🔗📖Dive in: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
July 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🌊 Read the latest from our SPS SG members Dr David Booth and @maartendb.bsky.social! The paper looks at what we know and don’t know about leafy, common and ruby seadragons, and what’s needed to better protect them 💙.
🔗📖Dive in: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
🔗📖Dive in: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
Our brilliant Red List Authority Coordinator, @elsacamins.bsky.social, spoke at #IPFC2025 side-event on behalf of our group last week. She shared how Red Listing (assessing extinction risk) can help guide global action to protect seahorses and their relatives.
#SavingIconicFishes #IUCNRedList #IUCN
#SavingIconicFishes #IUCNRedList #IUCN
June 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Our brilliant Red List Authority Coordinator, @elsacamins.bsky.social, spoke at #IPFC2025 side-event on behalf of our group last week. She shared how Red Listing (assessing extinction risk) can help guide global action to protect seahorses and their relatives.
#SavingIconicFishes #IUCNRedList #IUCN
#SavingIconicFishes #IUCNRedList #IUCN
Last week at #IPFC2025, Dr. David Booth introduced our specialist group and shared his latest research on the unprecedented mass stranding of weedy seadragons in Sydney—exploring impacts, possible causes, and what it means for their future. Full study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Last week at #IPFC2025, Dr. David Booth introduced our specialist group and shared his latest research on the unprecedented mass stranding of weedy seadragons in Sydney—exploring impacts, possible causes, and what it means for their future. Full study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
New paper alert! Read the latest from Dr. David Booth, (lead author and our SPS SG member) on the unprecedented mass stranding of weedy seadragons in Sydney — impacts, causes, and what it means for the future. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
May 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New paper alert! Read the latest from Dr. David Booth, (lead author and our SPS SG member) on the unprecedented mass stranding of weedy seadragons in Sydney — impacts, causes, and what it means for the future. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Sydney’s Northern Beaches are seeing an unusual rise in dead weedy seadragons washing ashore, likely due to extreme weather and food shortages, says Prof. David Booth, our group's focal point for seadragons.
Learn more 👉 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
Learn more 👉 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
Why are so many dead seadragons washing up on the Northern Beaches?
Northern Beaches residents were shocked to find dead sea dragons washed up on local beaches earlier this week, and marine experts are concerned.
www.abc.net.au
May 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sydney’s Northern Beaches are seeing an unusual rise in dead weedy seadragons washing ashore, likely due to extreme weather and food shortages, says Prof. David Booth, our group's focal point for seadragons.
Learn more 👉 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
Learn more 👉 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
#Seadragons #SavingIconicFishes
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Seahorses can literally change colour to blend into their surroundings. Next time you 🔎spot one of these little wonders underwater, don’t forget to 📷 snap a photo and 💻 share your sightings with the #iSeahorse Project on 🔗 iNaturalist.org.
#iSeahorse #SavingSeahorses #CitiSciMonth
#iSeahorse #SavingSeahorses #CitiSciMonth
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Seahorses can literally change colour to blend into their surroundings. Next time you 🔎spot one of these little wonders underwater, don’t forget to 📷 snap a photo and 💻 share your sightings with the #iSeahorse Project on 🔗 iNaturalist.org.
#iSeahorse #SavingSeahorses #CitiSciMonth
#iSeahorse #SavingSeahorses #CitiSciMonth