Leafy Sea Dragons


The leafy seadragon

Leafy seadragons  or or Glauert's seadragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses.  The name derived from their leaf-like appendages that makes them remarkably camouflaged. 


Popularly known as "leafies", it is the marine emblem of the state of South Australia and a focus for local marine conservation. 

Food: small crustaceans, such as amphipods and mysid shrimp, plankton and larval fish
Habitat: southern Australian waters, from Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria at the eastern end of its range, westward to Jurien Bay, 220 km (140 mi) north of Perth in Western Australia

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