Image: Common Seadragon hatching
A Common Seadragon hatching from eggs attached to the underside of the tail of a male. The photo was taken at a depth of 12 m at 'two poles', off Bateau Bay, New South Wales, 24 December 2005.
- Photographer:
- Christine Preston
- Rights:
- © Christine Preston
- Common name:
- Weedy Seadragon
- Scientific name:
- Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
- Family:
- Syngnathidae
- 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, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, Weedy Seadragon, hatching, eggs, male, tail, Common Seadragon,
