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Weedy Sea Dragon Tank

In a first at the monterey bay aquarium a male weedy sea dragon has had a brood of more than 80 babies. The 18 foot long tank has 11 weedy sea dragons and three leafy sea dragons which have never been bred in captivity.

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Weedy sea dragon tank. Common seadragons can reach 4. Range limited region from southern and western australia to the southern tip of tasmania. The aquarium hopes to breed the two different kinds of sea dragons so scientists.

The common seadragon or weedy seadragon is a marine fish related to the seahorses. They are related to seahorses pipefish and seamoths. Seadragons have a long dorsal fin along the back and small pectoral fins on either side of the neck which provide balance.

San diego ap a southern california aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating. Like their seahorse cousins its the male sea dragons that carry and hatch the babies. Adult common seadragons are a reddish colour with yellow and purple markings.

The aquarium hopes to breed the two different kinds of sea dragons so scientists can learn more about the mysterious species. The weedy sea dragon camouflages perfectly among seaweed and sea grass beds thanks to its leaf like fins and frilly appendages. Although they appear to be seaweed when drifting in the water column almost motionless weedy seadragons are actually bony fish.

The 18 foot long tank has 11 weedy sea dragons and three leafy sea dragons which have never been bred in captivity. The aquarium hopes to breed the two different kinds of sea dragons so scientists can learn more about the mysterious species. 13 2020 that two weedy sea dragons have hatched this week making the aquarium one of the.

Size common length of 126 inches 32 cm diet small crustaceans including tiny mysid shrimp as well as worms and other invertebrates. They have small leaf like appendages that resemble kelp fronds providing camouflage and a number of short spines for protection. Males have narrower bodies and are darker than females.

Little is known about them because their populations are so small and in remote areas. The 18 foot long tank has 11 weedy sea dragons and three leafy sea dragons which have never been bred in captivity. San diego ap a southern california aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating.

Little is known about them because their populations are so small and in remote areas. Weedy seadragons are found only in australian coastal waters where they are most commonly found in a thin strip of shallow water along the coastline.

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