leafy seadragon
phycodurus eques latin

As with seahorses, the male leafy seadragon cares for the eggs.

It has a pair of jetties with a resident leafy seadragon population.

The leafy seadragon uses the fins along the side of its head to allow it to steer and turn.

Attempts to breed the leafy seadragon in captivity have so far been unsuccessful.

A number of aquaria in the United States have leafy seadragon research programs or displays.

The leafy seadragon is related to the pipefish and belongs to the family Syngnathidae, along with the seahorse.

The leafy seadragon is the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia.

Much like the seahorse, the leafy seadragon's name is derived from its resemblance to another creature (in this case, the mythical dragon).

The lobes of skin that grow on the leafy seadragon provide camouflage, giving it the appearance of seaweed.

The marine emblem is the Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques).

Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

A related species is the weedy seadragon, which is multi-coloured and grows weed-like fins but is smaller than the leafy seadragon.

The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon,Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses.

The weedy seadragon is most closely related to the leafy seadragon (Phycordus eques), another cryptic member of the Syngnathidae with leaf-like skin projections.

The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end.

My favorite specimen was the leafy seadragon, a gold fish with white stripes, a long pipe-shaped snout, and little leaf-shaped tendrils attached all over its body that made it look more like the sea flora it lived in than any kind of fish.

The marine emblem is the Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques).

A relative of the weedy sea dragon is the leafy sea dragon Phycodurus eques.

Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon,Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses.

Their brown-tan coloration mimics dead sea grass as their habitat is covered in Posidonia sea grass, and they hide among it similarly to the leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques).

Mimesis is practised by animals such as the leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques, and the leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus, which resemble parts of plants, and gently rock their bodies as if swayed by a current.