Richard Smith

Underwater Photographer, Author, Marine Conservationist , UK

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Richard Smith is an underwater photographer, author, marine conservationist and member of the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. His latest book is The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs (2019). He is based in the UK.

Written by Richard Smith

Photo of a tiny pink seahorse camouflaged among coral branches in warm orange underwater surroundings.
ANIMALS

Sex lives of the pygmy seahorses – a hidden, miniature marvel

Randy females, pregnant males and breeding quartets: the secret sex lives of the pygmy seahorses of Sulawesi in Indonesia

by Richard Smith