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Explore arts inspired by #IconicFishes

A celebration of seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their quirky cousins like trumpetfish, cornetfish/flutemouth and bellowsfish.

Happy Gathering by 9-year-old Mary Majella Felicienne Hartono, 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Hippocampus trimaculatus of the Kerala coast by Reema Abraham, India.

Luzon River Pipefish by Feeshda, Indonesia.

Seahorse digital art by Kinanthi Rosyana, Indonesia.

Candy Seahorse by 9-year-old Arsyila Sheena Jayanti, Indonesia.

Pixel Seahorse by Naufal Refrizal, Indonesia.
This artwork reimagines a seahorse through simple pixel forms, focusing on its iconic silhouette and warm color palette. The — Pixel Seahorse by Naufal Refrizal, Indonesia. This artwork reimagines a seahorse through simple pixel forms, focusing on its iconic silhouette and warm color palette. The

Cute sea horse in the sea. Digital painting made using Go paint by Jeanne Pawitan, Indonesia.

Leafy Sea Dragon by Delyn, Indonesia

Tattoo flash by @oops.its.miin , Taiwan

Ambassador by Olivier Leger

The seahorse by @distinctbyMarina

Synathidae family stickers by DiverMoN Art and Illustration

Lament of the ocean (Ratapan Lautan) woodcut print on fabric featuring our iconic fishes. Created by Malaysia's leading art collective Pangrok Sulap and the fishing community of Kudat, northern Sabah, Malaysia.

Pygmy seahorse art by Sami Mark

Seahorse art by Bongo Bubbles Portrait

Acrylic painting by Ammi Leong (www.ammileong.com) exhibited at "1000 tiny artworks", Hin Bus Depot in Penang, Malaysia.

"Seahorses around coral" Batik by Deborah League

Seahorses of the Philippines by Kathleen (DearToOurHearts)

Pacific Trumpetfish illustration by Yuri Katayama, a student at The University of British Columbia, Canada.

Weedy Seadragon on a rock, Shelly Beach, Australia. Photo by Claudine Van Massenhove / shutterstock.com

Seahorse and trumpetfish spotted in Indonesian Batik. Photo submitted by a supporter who loves our iconic fishes as much as we do!

Northern seahorse illustration by Yuri Katayama, a student at The University of British Columbia, Canada.

Copper and glass bead wind chime spotted at the Project Seahorse office.

Social media highlights #IconicFishes

🏮🧧 Our team member reimagined the traditional #LunarNewYear blessing, “May you have abundance year after year,” with our #IconicFishes.

Fun fact: The word for abundance (yú) also sounds like the word for fish.

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🎨 🌊 Our Ringing in 2026 with #Iconic Fishes art call brought together artists and makers from around the world, each sharing their unique way of celebrating seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, and their quirky cousins.

From all the incredible subm

📣Call for entries 📣 We’re inviting dreamers, artists and makers of all ages around the world to submit art celebrating seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, and their iconic relatives. We love all art forms, so go wild!

🎨 Theme: Ringing in 2

A seahorse carries the seagrass meadow she calls home, full of hidden treasures. Swipe to dive in and discover some of its most important & iconic residents - from spider crabs to catsharks to cod! All the details are inspired by UK seagrass mead

🌊✨As we continue to highlight creativity Inspired by #IconicFishes, we are delighted to feature Ambassador by ocean wildlife artist @olivier_leger.

In this beautifully intricate artwork, a seahorse carries the seagrass meadow she calls home, showi

🎨 We’re so excited to share this beautiful collaboration inspired by our iconic fishes from the Philippines! 🇵🇭💛

Kathleen (@deartoourhearts), a local artist, partnered with our colleagues at the Philippine Seahorse Program: Saving Mr. Mom

🎃Meet the mysterious ghost pipefishes 👻! With their eerie appearances, sneaky camouflage tricks, and names like Harlequin and Armoured #GhostPipefish, they’re the perfect muse for your art this spooky season.🎃

These #iconicFishes, close rel

'Seahorses among coral' in batik by Deborah League Fine Art! The artist was certainly inspired by #IconicFishes 😉 💙 We love seeing creativity that celebrates our quirky fishes.

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Sharing #trumpetfish art inspired by #IconicFishes. This super cute Pacific trumpetfish was illustrated by Yuri, a student at the University of British Columbia.

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🌊 Full reveal of “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan”, a woodcut print on fabric inspired by #IconicFishes.

“The marine animals challenge us to see the beauty of sea life, and the scale of seabed destruction caused by fi

Banner image of Thorny seahorses © Amir Abramovich / Guylian Seahorses of the World