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Leafy Seadragon

Fish

The leafy seadragon, or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish and the only member of the genus Phycodurus in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes seadragons, pipefish and seahorses.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Lobes of skin give camouflage, appearing like seaweed 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Phycodurus eques 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Syngnathiformes, Taxa
Source Leafy Seadragon (Wikidata)

In Biome

Kelp Forest, Biomes
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Phycodurus eques summary
Kelp Forests, Ecosystems
Source Leafy seadragon, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Leafy seadragon, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish.
  • Description section
    The lobes of skin that grow on the leafy seadragon provide camouflage, giving it the appearance of seaweed.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 283480
    The species has become endangered through pollution and industrial runoff, as well as collection for the aquarium trade.
  • Description
    They feed on plankton and small crustaceans.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Kelp Forests, Habitat
    They are mostly found over sand patches in waters up to 50 m (160 ft) deep, around kelp-covered rocks and clumps of seagrass.
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2. Leafy Seadragon (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Syngnathiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Phycodurus eques (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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Wikidata: Leafy Seadragon
Wikidata Q501644, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.In Biome: Kelp ForestView the Source
FishBase: Phycodurus eques summary
FishBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Environment reef
Quote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Environment reef
Marine; reef-associated
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