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zegalba · 1 year
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Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus Eques)
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escuerzoresucitado · 1 year
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Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
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weeklythings · 1 month
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🐾 animal of the week: Phycodurus eques
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aka. Glauert's seadragon, leafies. found along the southern and western coasts of Australia, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over its body.
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thecreatureawaits · 1 year
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Creature Awaits #197
Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )
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(Stunning photographs taken by the talented, Nathan Rupert (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (cropped for format)))
The Leafy Seadragon
A.K.A: Glauert's Seadragon
Scientific Name: Phycodurus eques
Region: Along Australia's southern coast
Size: Roughly 8"-9 1/2" (~20cm-24cm) long
Interesting Notes:  In addition to its obvious seaweed-mimicking appendages, this beautiful seadragon can also shift its color to blend in even more seamlessly; however, this ability can be hampered by its current diet, age and level of stress.
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birchleahf · 8 months
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The leafy seadragon - Phycodurus eques✨
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internetdruid · 6 months
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If not too rude to ask, may I get both 🌱 and🥚? Otherwise please choose one!
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Dianthus superbus
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leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
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mybeingthere · 7 months
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Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus Eques)
The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses.
It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from their appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage. The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed.
Popularly known as "leafies", they are the marine emblem of the state of South Australia and a focus for local marine conservation.
Leafy sea dragons are found on the shores of southern Australia, usually between Adelaide and Perth, hiding in seaweed, commonly in water 4-15 meters deep, but have been found deeper. The water temperature is 19 Celsius in the summer, 14 in the winter. The close relative of the leafy sea dragon, the Weedy sea dragon, is found more around Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania - especially Sydney.
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ocean-facts-lover · 1 month
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Leafy sea-dragon
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The leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques) is a visually stunning marine creature found in southern and western Australia. It camouflages among seaweed and kelp with leaf-like protrusions. Slow-moving and carnivorous, it feeds on small crustaceans. Males carry eggs in a brood pouch until they hatch. Protected under Australian law, they face threats from habitat destruction and collection. These unique creatures are important indicators of coastal ecosystem health. These silly creatures come in all kind of colours and shapes!
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moonchild-in-blue · 30 days
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Hiiiii! If you have a minute, look up both Phyllopteryx taeniolatus and Phycodurus eques! (Not necesseraly for a critter drawing just for looking at pretty things, because either would be a nightmare to draw probably with the shapes and colours.) But they look gorgeous none the less! I've been made aware of them by @murkyquirky and they are gorgeous! *v*
!!!! I have so many minutes to look at those bad boys!!! I LOVE sea dragons SO much aaaaa. Sea horses get all the fame but their cousins are so superior imo. Like, legit literal sea fairies 🧚‍♀️🐉🌿 (also, you can't tell me what to do (/j) SO! DRAWINGS BE UPON YE!)
Phyllopteryx Taelionatus aka Common Seadragon or Weedy Seadragon (ha!) & Phycodurus Eques aka Leafy Seadragon (my personal favourites)
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What's funny is that, unlike bugs which are super symmetrical and rigid, these bad boys are 1000x more fun and easier to draw.
Cus I can lowkey bullshit my way with leafy-like fluid shapes, splash on a little colour and badabing badaboom, you got yourself a Leafy Boy 🌱🐉
(if i scheduled this right and if tumblr cooperates, i should have a little extra something posted after this 👀)
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dailymarinefish · 21 days
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day 45, 08/03/24 - fish of the day is the leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
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dragon-tournament · 1 year
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WAIT IS IT TOO LATE FOR SUBMISSIONS??? CAN I SUBMIT THE LEAFY SEA DRAGON (Phycodurus Eques) FROM REAL LIFE PLEASE???
Sorry I’m not taking any more submissions. But they are absolutely gorgeous!
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miiilowo · 6 months
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The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) or Glauert's seadragon, is a marine fish. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses.
It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from their appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage. The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed.
Leafy seadragons usually live a solitary lifestyle. When the time comes, males court the females, they then pair up to breed. From the moment they hatch, leafy seadragons are completely independent. By the age of two, they are typically full grown and ready to breed.
The species feeds by sucking up small crustaceans, such as amphipods and mysid shrimp, plankton, and larval fish through its long, pipe-like snout.
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oh hell yes i love this thing
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finrays · 1 year
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Top 5 fish species?
WOW RIGHT FOR THE THROAT I SEE, TJERRA
Oncorhynchus nerka
Stegostoma tigrinum
Phycodurus eques
Alopias superciliosus
I friggin love the Opisthoproctidae because they're so fucked up lookin'
I just love abyssopelagic and hadal organisms in general, they're freaky as hell and so biologically interesting
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ms-hells-bells · 1 year
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thinking about her.....phycodurus eques......
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angeltreasure · 1 year
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Cecilia here, Happy St. Patrick's Day! I had a good one, got to do the Stations of the Cross, had an easy day at work and had a lovely fish dinner (wasn't sure what my church's stance was on fasting today so better safe than sorry.) Also just finished my 20th day toward my 33 days to Consecration to Mary, and tomorrow going to a 40 days for life rally to pray for a closing of a local abortion clinic. Otherwise have a random question. I love fantasy stuff, like dragons, fairies, the whole shebang. Are there any problems as a Catholic with liking fantasy stuff, or even thinking it could perhaps be real? I mean, unicorns are in the Bible and so are dragons. Like, not worship obviously, but like think they could perhaps exist. God Bless!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! ☘️
It sounds like you had an amazing day! You inspire me to keep strong. I had an easy day at work too. My mom brought home shakes, apple pies, and cupcakes! Even though our diocese gave us permission to eat meat today we both felt funny about it so no meat for us either. I read The Confession of Saint Patrick out loud to my mom after turning on the decorative lights, followed by watching Father Stu!
I have absolutely loved fantasy things ever since I was a young child, especially dragons. I was obsessed with dragons for a long, long time..when I was younger. The oldest tales of cultures used to be passed down generation to generation in word, and it is not surprising to find that they used imagery to try and grasp the form of fear of the unknown. Dragons, in fact, used to be drawn on the edge of world maps of old, because not a lot was known like we have now. Dragons are a common story found across all continents around the world, some see them as monsters and demons, others as ancestors with much wisdom made up of different animals, even made up gods. Satan takes on the form of a dragon, waiting to devour the child of the woman in the Bible. Since Satan was once the most powerful, intelligent angel, it would be easy for him to perhaps transform into such an image. We already know too well who the serpent was. Yes unicorns are mentioned as well!
It’s important to realize the difference between reality vs fiction as a Catholic. There is nothing wrong with admiring fictional creatures that artists and authors give us, but it becomes a problem if we worship them or think that specific fictional creation by some author itself is real, for example, Spyro, and tell others the lie that Spyro is a real animal. There are ways it can lead to sin, so make sure to ask your confessor next time you go so you can be informed better than I can explain. I think it’s important to also note that the veil we can’t see behind is real and there are real classified animals created by God that are very much dragon-like that you can actually learn about and see in real life. (I don’t know my horses as well as lizards so you must forgive me.) For example here are just a few… There are over 41 species of Draco alone.
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Draco taeniopterus (Thai flying dragon)
We also have this guy….they have been known to attack, kill, and eat humans! Yikes!
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Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon)!!
There are at least six or more species of Pogona (bearded dragon)…
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Phycodurus eques (leafy sea dragon)
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Tribolonotus gracilis (Red-eyed Crocodile Skink)
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Dracaena guianensis (Northern Caiman Lizard)
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Ouroborus cataphractus (Armadillo Girdled Lizard)
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Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Phillipine Sailfin Lizard)
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Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator)
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fenthebonebreaker · 4 months
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Daily doodle #0016
The Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
@drawing-prompt-s prompt: seahorses!!
Covid sucks. I'm so congested I can barely hear. :(
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