Leafy Seadragon Phycodorus eques
It is hard to imagine anything less fishlike than the leafy seadragon. The bizarre tassels and frills that adorn its head and body form a spectacular camouflage that fools both predators and prey.
Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
Leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) are exquisitely camouflaged fish. Belonging to the same family as seahorses and pipefish (Syngnathidae)... More 9 Images 5 Videos ...
The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon,Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia.
A Leafy Seadragon at Victor Harbour
A Leopard Shark at Corbett Reef
A Leopard Shark at Julian Rocks
A Leopard Shark resting on the sand at Julian Rocks
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The leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques (Günther, 1865), aka leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon, get their common names from the leaf-like appendages on the body.
There are numerous examples of this type of crypticity, from sargassumfishes and leafy seadragons that mimic the seaweed among which they hover, to clingfishes , ...
There are two species of seadragon, the Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) and the Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Both seadragon species look like floating pieces of seaweed that can make them hard to spot in their natural environment.
 See also: Seadragon, Seahorse, Shark, Coral, Whale
  
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