Sydney-Weedy Sea Dragon

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almitywife

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howdy.... yesterday i saw my first ever baby weedy sea dragan and i thought i would share (as im still pretty excited about it)

and adult male carrying eggs on its tail section
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my first ever baby weedy (about 8cm long)
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fyi:
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. It is found in water 3 to 50 m deep around 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 can reach 45 cm in length. They feed on tiny crustaceans and other zooplankton, which are sucked into the end of their tube-like snout.

cheers
 
Those are really cool, and nice pics of them.
 
You're whetting my appetite. We're coming to Australia in 2008 and I was in touch with a dive shop last week about seeing some "weedies". I can hardly wait and still over a year to go. My son married a girl from Oz and we'll be visiting her parents in the Melbourne area, as well as doing some travelling. Going to the GBR is defintiely one of the places we'll be headed to.

I enjoyed your pictures.

Denny
 
Congratulations on your find! What a way to end the year :D!
 
Way cool. Thanks for sharing.
 
Wow almity, great shots! Very cool. Do you see these guys often?










(I might just have to stop by there to take a few shots myself...:F)
 
Almity, Are you out floating those fake plastic sea horses again? :wink: :wink: :wink:




Seriously Almity, all your Sea Dragon pic's are great! :D
 
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