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 ...
Seadragons live in rocky reef areas, seaweed beds, seagrass meadows or any other area where seaweed grows. Most often seadragons are found in shallow coastal waters however they have been known to travel as deep as 50 meters.
Weedy seadragons are found among coral reefs, seagrass beds and seaweeds off the south coast of Australia.
A Leafy Seadragon at Victor Harbour
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A Leopard Shark at Julian Rocks
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A Life on the Ocean Waves ...
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 , ...
krill, fish fry and other tiny animals
Size:
to 4.4 inches (11.2 cm)
Range:
Red Sea and Indian Ocean at the southern tip of South Africa
Relatives:
pipefish, seadragons, Family: Syngnathidae ...
 See also: Seahorse, Coral, Pipefish, Shark, Shrimp
  
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