Weedy Seadragon, Sydney
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What a cool find! Sea dragons are way up on my husband's list of things he would really love to see . . .
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That is so cool. Are they in the seahorse family? I know nothing about them.
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Hi Dr. Tracy,
Yes, they are in the seahorse & pipefish family. Just like pipefishes, the males stick the fertilized eggs to their bodies. What makes them unusual for a seahorse is their large size - the male I observed was about 30 cm long. They are only found in the temperate and cold waters of Australia - for some reason Australia seems to be a great place for all kinds of seahorses, I see many "conventional" seahorses here as well.
Yes, they are in the seahorse & pipefish family. Just like pipefishes, the males stick the fertilized eggs to their bodies. What makes them unusual for a seahorse is their large size - the male I observed was about 30 cm long. They are only found in the temperate and cold waters of Australia - for some reason Australia seems to be a great place for all kinds of seahorses, I see many "conventional" seahorses here as well.
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