AQUATIC LIFEExplainer: Largest OctopusFreshwaterOn the CoastSunlight ZoneTwilight ZoneInto the Abyss…Marine MegafaunaRound-UpDomestic AnimalsLargest seadragonSeadragons are marine vertebrates related toseahorses. Of the family’s three known species, theweedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) reachesthe greatest size, growing up to 45 cm (1 ft 5 in)from snout to tail tip. As the name implies, weedyseadragons live among seaweed and coral incoastal waters off southern Australia and Tasmania,where its patterned body and leaf-like appendagesprovide excellent camouflage. Although also calledcommon seadragons, this species’ numbers havesadly been in decline in recent years, most likelyas a result of habitat destruction.Veryfew babyseadragonsinhave been borncecaptivity. One plallysfuesccsuatthbred them wasthe…323436384042444648100%…BirchAquariumat the ScrippsInstitutioninof OceanographythwiA,US,Californiatwo hatchlingsin 2020.Afterfertilization,seadragon eggs arecarried around by themale on their tailsuntil they hatch.30broodA single undoratakeseks toewtheignd canaeincubat 0 baby25contain gons!seadra31
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