Image: Common Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
A male Common Seadragon at a depth of 12 m at 'two poles', off Bateau Bay, New South Wales, 24 December 2005. The fish is carrying eggs under the tail. If you look closely, you'll see a tiny Common Seadragon hatching.
- Photographer:
- Christine Preston
- Rights:
- © Christine Preston
- Order:
- Gasterosteiformes
Additional information
The standard name of the species is Common Seadragon. It is also known as the Weedy Seadragon.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx-taeniolatus, Syngnathidae, male, eggs, hatching, Common Seadragon,
