Weedy Seadragon #2 by goodoleboy
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Description
Captured back on 8/3/2011, at the beautiful Aquarium of the Pacific in beautiful Long Beach, California.
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. They are closely related to other members of the Syngnathidae such as the leafy seadragon, pipefish and seahorses, which all exhibit male pregnancy.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
Not that I didn't try, attempt after attempt was made, but this is one of the very few in-focus shots I got of these esoteric creatures.
Comments (6)
eekdog
Interesting sea stuff, Harry.
starship64
Great capture.
helanker
It seems to be in family with the seahorse. Amazing fish :)
JaneEden
I had never seen or heard of these beautiful creatures before Harry, so thanks for the beautiful photo of them and the intro, hugs Jane xx
moochagoo
Really interesting to see them
steve2
Neat photo !! pretty fish.