Spectacularly camouflaged to mirror kelp or seaweed, the leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques) inhabits seagrass meadows and seagrass beds around the southern coast of Australia.
Like seahorse males, sea dragon dads are the ones to carry the developing offspring, up to 100-250 fertilized eggs. But while seahorses have a pouch, sea dragons tuck their precious cargo under their tails into “eggcups” that hold one egg each, nourishing it with oxygen until hatching day.
Photo: John Turnbull, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr
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