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The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses. [2] Leafy seadragon skeleton. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from their appearance ...
A database of seadragon sightings, known as 'Dragon Search' has been established with support from the Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc., ('Dragon Search' arose as the logical progression of a similar project initiated by the MLSSA, which was the first community group or indeed organisation of any type to adopt the common seadragon's ...
Male seahorses have a specialized ventral brood pouch to carry the embryos, male sea dragons attach the eggs to their tails, and male pipefish may do either, depending on their species. [4] The most fundamental difference between the different lineages of the family Syngnathidae is the location of male brood pouch. [5]
A third and new species of seadragon has been discovered. Named the ruby seadragon, it joins its two known counterparts, leafy and weedy, in a group characterized by seahorse-like bodies and ...
The slowest-moving fishes are the sea horses. The slowest of these, the tiny dwarf seahorse, has a sprint speed of one inch per minute. [111] Atlantic bluefin tuna: The Atlantic bluefin tuna is capable of sustained high speed cruising, and maintains high muscle temperatures so it can cruise in relatively cold waters. Indo-Pacific sailfish
Also a freshwater and brackish water fish and often sold as Dragon Fish or Dragon Goby: 21" Wheeler's watchman goby: Amblyeleotris wheeleri: Yes: 8 cm (3.1 in) Yellow watchman goby: Cryptocentrus cinctus: Yes: A species of "watchman" or "shrimp" goby that can form a symbiotic relationship with pistol shrimp: 7 cm (2.8 in) Yasha goby ...
Weedy seadragons span the entire southern coast of Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania; whereas leafy seadragons span a more restricted region from Western Australia to South Australia. Leafy seadragon have more elaborate appendages than the weedy seadragons. [2] Both species exhibit low genetic diversity.
Phyllopteryx is a genus of small fishes, commonly called seadragons, in the family Syngnathidae that are found along the western and southern coasts of Australia. Since the 19th century, the weedy or common seadragon was the only known species, until the description of the ruby seadragon in 2015.