Thousands of seadragons dead in south Australia’s worst recorded harmful algal bloom — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these i...

#ICYMI South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of #leafyseadragons & #weedyseadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...

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a pair of leafy seadragons at the Baltimore Aquqrium.

A photo of a pair of leafy seadragons I took a few years ago at the Baltimore Aquarium. They're certainly interesting little creatures and are closely related to seahorses. #leafyseadragons
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