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Leafy Sea Dragon

Phycodurus eques

Photo by MarijkeHoos
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful creature found at the Jetty near Rapid Bay, Australia. Magnificent dive!

Species ID Suggestions

Phycodurus eques

Comments (37)

First time I saw this was at NatGeo magazine, and I still can't believe they are real. Great shot.
This is a great shot, and another example of God's handy work. Just beautiful!
Thanks guys!!! This was a fantastic dive and it was worth 70 very cold minutes :)
Absolutely outstanding! Congratulations on SoD!
Congratulations for the spotting of the day! is very nice to see one of these in their real habitat :-)
Spotting of the Day! "The Leafy sea dragon is outfitted with ornate leaf-shaped camouflage to blend in perfectly with the seaweed." http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/284265978268362 http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/121061321830699008
Great photo - I'd love to see one of these!
Great Spotting.. I have seen only one and my camera was at the beach! They are amazing..
Wow amazing I hope one day I can see something like this.
Lucky you. I've only seen the weedy.
Wow Marijke, you've seen some awesome things!! Great shot! :-)

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