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* [http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/students/focus/seadrag.htm Australian Museum Online] - Leafy and Weedy Seadragons |
* [http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/students/focus/seadrag.htm Australian Museum Online] - Leafy and Weedy Seadragons |
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*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/je.st/seadragons/index.html Leafy Seadragons and Weedy Seadragons] |
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Revision as of 12:54, 5 July 2006
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| Genus: | Phyllopteryx Swainson, 1839
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| Species: | P. taeniolatus
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The Weedy Sea Dragon or Common Sea Dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a marine fish related to the seahorse. It is the only member of the genus Phyllopteryx. They occur in water 3 to 50 metres deep round the southern coastline of Australia, approximately between Port Stephens, New South Wales and Geraldton, Western Australia, as well as around Tasmania. Weedy Sea Dragons are named for the weed-like projections on their bodies that camouflage them as they move among the seaweed beds where they are usually found.
Weedy sea dragons reach up to 45 cm in length. They feed on tiny crustacea and other zooplankton, which are sucked into the end of their tube-like snout.
A more cryptic relative of the Weedy sea dragon is the Leafy sea dragon.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a range map and a lengthy justification of why this species is near threatened
External link
- Australian Museum Online - Leafy and Weedy Seadragons
- Leafy Seadragons and Weedy Seadragons