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Found across the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Australia. They usually live at depths between 33 and 164 feet near reefs and soft corals. They can reach a maximum length of about 15�17 cm (roughly the size of a pen). Their bodies are slender and elongated, featuring a very long, tapered snout. These seahorses are masters of disguise, capable of changing their color�ranging from bright yellow and green to red or brownish�to blend in with surrounding sponges, corals, or seagrass. Reproduction: Like all seahorses, they practice male pregnancy. After a synchronized courtship dance, the female deposits eggs into the male's brood pouch, where he fertilizes and incubates them for roughly 12�14 days before giving birth to miniature seahorses. Diet: They are voracious predators that use their snouts to suck up small crustaceans like shrimp, copepods, and plankton.