CC BY "> Credit: Andrew Trevor-Jones, CC BY The red pipefish (Notiocampus ruber) is a rare relative of seahorses and seadragons found only in Australia. While the species occurs across southern Australia from Western Australia to New South Wales, its incredible camouflage means until now only one person had ever photographed it in the wild. In Gamay (Botany Bay) it has been observed hiding among feathery red algae, but elsewhere the red pipefish has been recorded on rocky reefs. Its color and slender body allow it to disappear almost completely against its surroundings. For decades, scientists have wondered how these elusive creatures carry their eggs. Our new photographs and research , published in the Journal of Fish Biology , finally provide an answer. A lucky sighting One of us (Andrew) regularly dives the popular Sydney sites The Leap and The Steps at Kurnell, Gamay (Botany Bay), where he documents seahorses, pygmy pipehorses, seadragons and other related sealife.…