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WEEDY SEA DRAGONPhyllopteryx taeniolatus© Doug Anderson——-mad-as-a-marine-biologist:

A relative to the seahorse - it is the only member of the genus Phyllopteryx. Adult weedy seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple markings; they have small leaf-like appendages that provide camouflage and a number of short spines for protection.
Weedy seadragons can reach 45 cm in length.
IUCN Status: Near Threatened

WEEDY SEA DRAGON
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
© Doug Anderson
——-
mad-as-a-marine-biologist:

A relative to the seahorse - it is the only member of the genus Phyllopteryx. Adult weedy seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple markings; they have small leaf-like appendages that provide camouflage and a number of short spines for protection.

Weedy seadragons can reach 45 cm in length.

IUCN Status: Near Threatened

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