Weedy Seadragon 草海龍 : A fine pair . . .
This image is included in 3 galleries:- 1) "PRIMER PREMIO. - Buzón de oro. Gouldner Briefkasten No. 15" curated by Luis Siabala Valer, 2) "Mondo subacqueo - Underwater world" by .Luigi Mirto/ArchiMlFotoWord FIAF/AFI-UIF and 3) "Smile_3 :)" by bs_windrose.
The weedy seadragon or common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a marine fish related to the seahorses. Adult common seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple markings; they have small leaf-like appendages that resemble kelp fronds providing camouflage and a number of short spines for protection. Males have narrower bodies and are darker than females. Seadragons have a long dorsal fin along the back and small pectoral fins on either side of the neck, which provide balance. Common seadragons can reach 45 cm (18 in) in length.
These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat. They lack a prehensile tail that enables similar species to clasp and anchor themselves.
Individuals are observed either on their own or in pairs; feeding on tiny crustaceans and other zooplankton by sucking prey into their toothless mouths. As with seahorses, seadragon males are the sex that cares for the developing eggs. Females lay around 120 eggs onto the brood patch located on the underside of the males' tail. The eggs are fertilised and carried by the male for around a month before the hatchlings emerge. The young are independent at birth, beginning to eat shortly after. Common seadragons take about 28 months to reach sexual maturity, and may live for up to six years. (Wikepedia)
草海龍的長嘴巴有如飲管，能吸啜岩縫間細如微塵的的浮游生物作食物。牠們的附肢形似葉子，讓陀們能隱身環境，在水中悠然進餐也難被發現。
Took this image using my Samsung S23 Ultra mobile phone at the Grand Aquarium 海洋奇観.
Weedy Seadragon 草海龍 : A fine pair . . .
This image is included in 3 galleries:- 1) "PRIMER PREMIO. - Buzón de oro. Gouldner Briefkasten No. 15" curated by Luis Siabala Valer, 2) "Mondo subacqueo - Underwater world" by .Luigi Mirto/ArchiMlFotoWord FIAF/AFI-UIF and 3) "Smile_3 :)" by bs_windrose.
The weedy seadragon or common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a marine fish related to the seahorses. Adult common seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple markings; they have small leaf-like appendages that resemble kelp fronds providing camouflage and a number of short spines for protection. Males have narrower bodies and are darker than females. Seadragons have a long dorsal fin along the back and small pectoral fins on either side of the neck, which provide balance. Common seadragons can reach 45 cm (18 in) in length.
These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat. They lack a prehensile tail that enables similar species to clasp and anchor themselves.
Individuals are observed either on their own or in pairs; feeding on tiny crustaceans and other zooplankton by sucking prey into their toothless mouths. As with seahorses, seadragon males are the sex that cares for the developing eggs. Females lay around 120 eggs onto the brood patch located on the underside of the males' tail. The eggs are fertilised and carried by the male for around a month before the hatchlings emerge. The young are independent at birth, beginning to eat shortly after. Common seadragons take about 28 months to reach sexual maturity, and may live for up to six years. (Wikepedia)
草海龍的長嘴巴有如飲管，能吸啜岩縫間細如微塵的的浮游生物作食物。牠們的附肢形似葉子，讓陀們能隱身環境，在水中悠然進餐也難被發現。
Took this image using my Samsung S23 Ultra mobile phone at the Grand Aquarium 海洋奇観.