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Good morning all we are moving out of Africa and on to Oceania for those who don't know Oceania is a region of the South Pacific Ocean that comprises multiple islands. The United Nations divides the region into four sub-regions: Australia and New Zealand (including also the Christmas Islands, Keeling Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and Norfolk Island), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
This week's creature is a Leafy Sea-dragon , dripping with “leaves” this sea-dragon blends perfectly with the seaweed and kelp forests off southern Australia where it lives. They are closely related to seahorses and drifts with the currents is search of microscopic prey such as sea lice.
It is graced with a thin, tubular snout and small leaf-sharped fins, it's usually browny-yellow in colour and 35cm long.
If you see a bright yellow tail on a male it is a sign it is going to mate, like seahorses the males are in charge of childbearing. Unlike seahorses which carry their young in a pouch on the stomach male sea-dragons nurture theirs on the underside of their tail.
Nicer and educative post. Good to learn about the sea dragon.
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It is an interesting creature
DeleteWhat a strange, almost mythical looking creature.
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DeleteInteresting and rather nice species.
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DeleteI thought these were seahorses, too. You can certainly tell they are a relative. Just beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteThey are similar
DeleteIf you hadn't differentiated these, I would have said right off that this was a seahorse. Thanks for the info, Jo-Anne!
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DeleteThat's amazing. I had no idea such creatures existed!
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DeleteThey're beautiful, mystical looking, they truly look like dragons.
ReplyDeleteYes I can see how they have the dragon look about them
DeleteI like your sea creatures better than my son's. He sent me a clip of a fish that hides up a sea-cucumber's butt...
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