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	Leafy sea dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish related to the seahorse.
		A related species is the weedy sea dragon, which is green and grows weed-like fins and can be much smaller than the leafy sea dragon, although according to the November 2006 issue of National Geographic magazine, leafy and weedy sea dragons may be the same species residing in a wide range.
		The leafy sea dragon is the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leafy_sea_dragon (371 words)

	Biogeography of Leafy Seadragon
		The leafy seadragon is superbly camouflaged as a floating piece of seaweed and spends the entirety of its life swimming among the three genera of brown algae, Macrocystis, Ecklonia, and Lessonia, that comprise the mid-littoral kelp beds of the Southern Australian coast.
		The habitat of the Leafy Sea Dragon is restricted to kelp forests primarily because its fantastic camouflage would serve as a garish advertisement in an environment devoid of the vegetation.
		Seadragons are called leafy or weedy depending on the number and appearance of their distinctly plant-like appendages and are in the family Syngnathidae, sharing characteristics such as long tube-snouted mouths and bodies enclosed in bony plates with their more common cousins the seahorses (Hippocampinae) and pipefish (Syngnathine).
	bss.sfsu.edu /holzman/courses/Fall99Projects/seadragon.htm (1800 words)

	Leafy Sea-Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Leafy sea-dragons are sometimes found dead on the beach, washed up in a clump of seaweed after a storm.
		Sea-dragons actually belong to the same family as sea-horses (Sygnathidae) but differ in appearance from the latter by possessing leaf-like appendages on their head and body, and having a tail that cannot be coiled up.
		The leafy sea-dragon is one of two species of sea-dragon found in Australia's southern waters.
	pachome2.pacific.net.sg /~donchew/sotme/leafy_seadragon.htm (609 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide
		The seagrass and seaweed beds in Western Australia, where leafy sea dragons live, are under increasing threat from pollution and excessive fertilizer runoff.
		Leafy sea dragons have no known predators, but they have become the target of unscrupulous collectors who have stripped bare many areas in search of sea dragons to sell to the pet trade and for use in Asian medicines.
		Leafy sea dragons are protected in both South and Western Australia, and additional laws are being considered to provide further protection from harassment.
	www.mbayaq.org /efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=1&inhab=415 (278 words)

	KI Diving Safaris Leafy Sea Dragon Articles
		The leafy sea dragon is an endangered species - in 1991 the WA Fisheries in Western Australia declared it a totally protected species and it became the unofficial conservation symbol of Southern Australian waters.
		Sea dragons actually belong to the same family as sea horses (sygnathidae), but differ in appearance by possessing leaf-like appendages on their heads and bodies, and having a tail that cannot be used as an anchor.
		The leafy sea dragon is one of two species of sea dragon to be found in Southern Australian waters.
	www.kidivingsafaris.com /leafy_dragon4.htm (1584 words)

	The Cousteau Society
		Along with their sea horse cousins, sea dragons are unique among fishes in the way they breed: the parenting roles are reversed.
		At first, the baby sea dragon is a miniature of the adult, just smaller and with simpler "leaves." As the days pass, its color will deepen and the appendages become longer and more elaborate.
		Sea dragons are caught accidentally in trawl nets and captured for aquariums, where they usually die.
	www.dolphinlog.org /creature/seadragons2.htm (258 words)

	The Marine Emblem of South Australia - Leafy Seadragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) was adopted by the Government as the marine emblem of South Australia on 8 February 2001.
		The Leafy Seadragon's distribution is centered on South Australian coastal waters, ranging from Geraldton in Western Australia, along the southern Australian coastline, to Wilsons Promotory in Victoria.
		The Leafy Seadragon or "Leafy" as it is popularly known, is a relative of the seahorse and belongs to the pipefish family Sygnathidae.
	www.premcab.sa.gov.au /emblems/dragon1.htm (461 words)

	Friends of MESA - Leafy Sea Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Leafies" are masters of camouflage and males are "perfect" dads that will carry approximately 200 eggs on special brood pouches until the young hatch as 30mm long replicas of their parents.
		These gentle dragons appear to have a home range and they are popular with scuba divers who can anticipate their whereabouts in coastal waters.
		Leafy Seadragons are the only totally protected bony fish in South Australia and they are the subject of contemporary research to study behaviour, habitat and distribution.
	www.mesa.edu.au /friends/card/card01.htm (152 words)

	Fish Tales - What Fish is That - Department of Fisheries, Govt of Western Australia
		Sea dragons, like sea horses, are a type of pipe fish.
		Sea dragons like to eat tiny mysid shrimp known as ‘sea-lice’, plankton and small fish.
		Sea dragons are unique to the southern waters of WA and South Australia.
	www.fish.wa.gov.au /fishtales/what/what_seadragon.htm (399 words)

	Earlham -- Biological Diversity --
		The Leafy Sea Dragon is the state marine emblem for Southern Australia, and its cousin the Weedy Sea Dragon is the emblem for Victoria!
		Leafy Sea Dragons are found only off of the coast of the Australian provinces South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria (Aquarium of the Pacific 2003, Jeffords 2003).
		The Leafy Sea Dragon is protected by the Australian government, but they do allow for a single brooding male to be taken per year, so that the hatchlings can be sent to research and education programs at aquariums.
	www.earlham.edu /~warreem/seadragons.htm (920 words)

	Weedy sea dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The weedy sea dragon or common sea dragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, is a marine fish related to the seahorse.
		Weedy sea dragons are named for the weed-like projections on their bodies that camouflage them as they move among the seaweed beds where they are usually found.
		The weedy sea dragon is an aquatic emblem of the State of Victoria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weedy_sea_dragon (266 words)

	GAN \| Leafy Sea Dragon
		Anyone who has seen a leafy sea-dragon (Phycodurus equus) cannot fail to make the connection between this tiny gossamer-like creature and the dragons of fairy tales.
		Unique to the southern waters of South Australia, the leafy sea-dragon's home is inshore areas of seagrass.
		In 1991, the Australian Department of Fisheries, concerned by the rapidly decreasing numbers of the leafy sea-dragon, declared it a totally protected species.
	www.gan.ca /old/en/exceptional/leafy_sea_dragon.htm (506 words)

	Creations by Loris Hancock - Name Leafy Sea Dragon with Pearl Hitch-hiker
		Leafy Sea Dragons are arguably the most spectacular and mysterious of all ocean fish.
		Sea dragons feed on plankton, larval fishes and small, shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids ("sea lice"), sucking up their prey in their small mouths.
		Sea dragons are protected under Australian law, and their export is strictly regulated.
	www.lorishancock.com /creations_pearl_dragon.html (135 words)

	The Cross Country Camouflage: Expert analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The sea dragon barely seems to move, using tiny translucent fins on its back and on the side of its head to swim.
		As with seahorses, the male sea dragon has a special pouch in which he carries and gives birth to the young.
		Recent research (Connolly, 1998) has shown that leafy sea dragons travel hundreds of metres from their home and then return to exactly the same spot, using a well-developed navigation system.
	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /nof/fish/event1_4.html (708 words)

	Leafy Sea Dragon Festival with Ali Carle: In the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Leafy Sea Dragon Festival with Ali Carle: In the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia
		The Leafy Sea Dragon Festival will include forty events and exhibitions and will be a focus for artists along the coastline.
		It greets you as you enter town and is a fitting reminder that you've entered the home of the Leafy Sea Dragon Festival which runs from April 13th to the 23rd, 2005.
	www.postcards.sa.com.au /features/leafy_sea_dragon_fest.html (497 words)

	Leafy Sea Dragon main page, Phycodurus eques
		Sea dragons feed on larval fishes and amphipods, such as and small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids ("sea lice"), sucking up their prey in their small mouths.
		Leafy Sea Dragons are very interesting to watch-- the leafy appendages are not used for movement.
		A 1996 assessment by the Australian government's Department of Environmental Heritage indicates "It [the Leafy Sea Dragon] is now completely protected in South Australia because demand for aquarium specimens threatened the species with extinction." Currently the specific law which protects them is called the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
	www.divegallery.com /Leafy_Sea_Dragon.htm (638 words)

	X-Entertainment.com - Leafy Sea Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A relative of the far more common and, somehow, far more durable sea horse, the leafy sea dragon moves around in the water the same way freeze dried fries float around a shuttle in space devoid of gravity's natural pull.
		Once the baby dragons are hatched, they receive no help from their parents whatsoever and are left to fend for themselves.
		Weedy dragons share the same general attributes of their cousins, though are far more common because their bodies are more durable and they have an easier time moving around underwater.
	www.x-entertainment.com /archive/animalia/01/index.shtml (1127 words)

	Phycodurus eques, Leafy Sea Dragon at MarineBio.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When male sea dragons are ready to receive eggs from the female, the lower half of the tail on the male appears wrinkled.
		Sea dragons grow to a length of 20 cm after one year, reaching their mature length at two years.
		Young sea dragons look more delicate, and are often differently colored than adults, and may hide in different types of seaweeds.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=31 (974 words)

	Have you seen our sea-dragons? :: ABC North and West SA
		Leafy and weedy sea-dragons are found in waters off our coast, but it’s not sure just how many of them there are.
		Dragon Search SA, which is a Natural Heritage Trust funded organisation, has been receiving reports of leafy and weedy sea-dragons for the last six years, but mainly from divers from Adelaide metropolitan waters.
		Dragon Search SA project officer Jeremy Gramp says that he’d like divers, fishers and beach goers in regional South Australia to start reporting their sightings so more can be learnt about the species.
	www.abc.net.au /northandwest/stories/s780874.htm (869 words)

	Leafy Seadragon, Phycodurus eques
		P. Partridge examining a Leafy Seadragon at a depth of 9m, Rapid Bay jetty, South Australia.
		A male Leafy Seadragon at a depth of 9m, Victor Harbour, South Australia.
		A Leafy Seadragon at a depth of 6m, Victor Harbour, South Australia.
	www.amonline.net.au /FISHES/fishfacts/fish/peques.htm (171 words)

	Research : Seattle Aquarium
		Leafy sea dragon (Phycodorus eques) population genetics: DNA samples have been taken from wild and captive populations of leafy sea dragons.
		We are developing hypervariable nuclear markers (microsatellites) to determine genetic diversity and population structure within those populations (S. Larson and V. Whitney-Robinson).
		Leafy sea dragon (Phycodorus eques) endocrinology: Fecal samples are collected from our captive animals and assayed for reproductive hormones (estrogens, progestagens and testosterone) and the stress related hormone, corticosterone to determine major reproductive events and well as sexing individuals (S. Larson and V. Whitney-Robinson).
	www.seattleaquarium.org /conservation/research/seadragon.asp (87 words)

	LeafySeadragon: Cetacean Human Network
		So, a Leafy Sea Dragon is an excellent mascot as well as a living model for Leafy.dev.java.net.
		Leafy is a generic API for any distributed applications using mobile Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), and non-mobile Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) devices, while LeafySeadragron is a complete application built on top of Leafy.
		Leafy is the generic API for developing robust networked applications.
	java.sun.com /developer/technicalArticles/JavaLP/leafy (2460 words)

	Animals @ Melbourne Aquarium
		Body: Adult leafy seadragons are green to yellow-brown in colour with thin, dark edged pale bands.
		Leafy seadragons have several long sharp spines along the sides of the body and, unlike weedy seadragons, the eyes are located slightly above the snout.
		Lives in protected reefs and weedy areas, their elaborate leafy growths make them look like strands of seaweed.
	melbourneaquarium.com.au /viewanimal.asp?animalid=34&category=&page= (450 words)

	Research : Seattle Aquarium
		Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) population genetics, conservation endocrinology, Northern sea otter (E.l.
		Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodorus eques) population genetics and endocrinology;
		Her research interests include population genetics and endocrinology of marine mammals, sea birds, elasmobranchs, teleosts, and cephalopods.
	www.seattleaquarium.org /conservation/research (156 words)

	KI Diving Safaris Leafy Sea Dragon Articles
		Not too far from Jim and Josies farm and dive operation is the famous Seal Beach with Australian sea lions snoozing and socialising on the sand oblivious to the tourists wandering by.
		Wedgetailed and sea eagles are a common sight with a pair of sea eagles being fed from the boat on some trips.
		Dragons float in dolphin seas on the north coast of Kangaroo Island.
	www.kidivingsafaris.com /leafy_dragon.htm (1464 words)

	Leafy Sea Dragons Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Leafy Sea Dragon is now South Australia's Marine Emblem, and people come from all corners of the globe to see them.
		A close relative to the sea horse family, the Leafy Sea Dragon is both graceful and shy, and can be quite elusive, unless you know where to find them.
		The Leafy Sea Dragon is a little more elusive here than at Rapid Bay, and often disappear all together in the summer months.
	www.adskin.com.au /Leafy.htm (822 words)

	Weedy Sea Dragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Though relatively common compared to Leafy Sea Dragons, Weedy Sea Dragons are also government protected, and subject to strict export controls.
		Though they are similar in appearance to sea horses, Weedy Sea Dragons do not have prehensile (gripping) tails, but rather appear to use them for steering.
		The beautiful colors of this sea dragon are highlighted by the iridescent blue bands along the upper body.
	www.divegallery.com /Weedy_Sea_Dragon.htm (130 words)

	Leafy Sea Dragon, giclee art print of watercolor painting, art by Carol May (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Leafy Sea Dragon, giclee art print of watercolor painting, art by Carol May
		Leafy Sea Dragon, art print of watercolor painting, art by Carol May
		The Leafy Sea Dragon is a real creature found on the coral reef off of Australia.
	www.artbycarolmay.com /Leafy.html (113 words)

	Sea Dragon Pendant: Gold Leafy Sea Dragon, Emerald Eyes 45mm (MV)
		When I first saw pictures of a leafy sea dragon, I truly did not believe they could be real.
		Sometimes things are just meant to be and that is how I feel about my leafy sea dragons.
		This 14 kt gold and emerald leafy sea dragon pendant is the perfect gift for your loved ones who prize handmade, finest quality marine life and wildlife jewelry.
	www.lloydslimited.com /other-sealife/osa601m.html (281 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Leafy Sea Dragon
		The male sea dragon incubates the fertilized eggs in a specialized spongy textured brood patch on the ventral surface of his tail.
		Researchers have even observed sea dragons curling up to present predators with the row of menacing spines.
		The "Dragon Search" project managed by Australia's marine and Coastal Community Network records sightings by the public in an effort to monitor the number and size of sea dragon populations.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/Animal-Bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/osteichthyes/syngnathiformes/leafy-sea-dragon.htm (332 words)

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