Malta’s marine life is filled with one impressive creature after another, but chances are that at some point in your life while you were swimming, this unique fish swam right past you and you probably did not even notice.

The Cirkewwa Marine Park, which was the first marine park to be established in Malta, has recently featured this curious fish, posting a video which shows that it can easily be mistaken for a bit of seaweed that seems to move around of its own accord!

In a post uploaded by Maltese free diver, @malta_ginger_mermaid, she informs her viewers about all there is to know regarding the Broadnose Pipefish.

The fish is part of the sea horse family and is typically found in the Eastern Atlantic, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea.

It has an elongated and slender body with a distinctive mouth, but it’s mostly known for its extraordinary camouflage abilities, a practice used to avoid attacks from prey.

Its colouration can vary from shades of brown or green, reaching a length of 20 centimetres which means that it sometimes looks exactly like your typical floating sea algae, making it very difficult to spot.

Were you lucky enough to ever spot one?