Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Weedy Seadragons are only found in southern Australian waters. It can grow to about 18 inches in length. They are orange/red in colour with numerous whitish spots on a lot of their body and along their tube shaped snout. The seadragon also have bluish purple stripes and some yellow markings along their bodies as well. They have leaf like appendages and a few short spines occurring along their body. The seadragon camouflage is quite good and they do resemble seaweed floating on the bottom of the sea floor. Unless you know what you are looking for seadragons can be easily overlooked. Once you have found a few of these creatures it becomes easier to spot them.

This is the first time that I ever saw this little one in real life. The first time was on a National Geographic magazine my dad got in the mail when I was 9 yrs old.