Common seadragon

Biology

This spectacular fish is only found in Australian waters. The common seadragon’s body is covered with small leaf-shaped appendages, and it does not have scales but is armoured with several bony plates. This armour is quite effective in protecting it against predators. The seadragon is a master of camouflage, gliding gracefully through shallow waters, next to banks of algae and sea grass meadows.

Conservation

These extremely beautiful animals are quite delicate and are exposed to excessive pollution and capture. For this reason they are protected by law.

Curiosities

Like its relatives, the seahorses, it is the male that carries and incubates the eggs. In this case, the seadragon guards the eggs in its tail for about five weeks, until the juveniles hatch.