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Red Dragon

An Ornate Ghost Pipefish hangs in the water column making itself look big and inedible. These beautiful fish are related to seahorse and are found in mated pair...
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An Ornate Ghost Pipefish hangs in the water column making itself look big and inedible. These beautiful fish are related to seahorse and are found in mated pairs, this is the male.
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camera

Canon EOS 7D

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settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 100/1

location

location

Philippines

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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225

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+13

Awards

Winter Award 2020

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

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