#weedy seadragon

[eiysiium]

Charming Weedy

[aquatark]

Ridiculous. - Gatama Atoll

Endless Ocean: Blue World, Nintendo Wii

why would you say that to him GG that's so rude. literally just lookin at you, doing nothing wrong

[i-give-you-a-fish]

I must know, what's the most not-a-fish fish you know of?

This goober

You get a Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

[justp34chy]

So I'm on vacation to visit my family in Ontario and I went to ripleys aquarium :3

Here's some of my fav fish

[interlockingpatches]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A Male Weedy Seadragon Carries Pink Eggs On Its Tail”

Shot in Victoria, Australia

by PT Hirschfield

2022 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Competition

[lanecross]

I'm happy I got to see the Weedy Seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) in the wild at Flinders Pier:)

Last year April I dived at Portsea Pier, Mornington Peninsula I missed out seeing them. I got an opportunity to come back to Melbourne and glad I got the chance to dive again, though a few degrees colder. Thanks to my friends for linking me up with divers @melbourne_uni_underwater_club 🤿

Weedy Seadragons inhabit the coastal temperate waters of Australia at kelp-covered rocky reefs. Same family as seahorses but are larger, more mobile and tend to orient at a more horizontal angle.

For the Seadragon video head over to my other socials:)

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #384

Common seadragon!

Unlike their seahorse relatives, they lack the prehensile tail which would allow them to grasp onto objects! They instead float freely, relying on their camouflage to not get eaten.

[shapingstardust]

Long time no post, have some sketches I did recently

[bchargoissketches]

“The Simian and the Sea Dragon” by me! ❤️

I’ve always wanted to see an unexpectedly cute relationship between an ape 🐵 and a dragon 🐉 ~~ the reason why I picked a Weedy Sea Dragon than a reptilian dragon (e.g. Komodo Dragon, Bearded Dragon, & Basilisk Lizards) because I found them to be very fascinating to visualize in an original illustration.

Imagine a curious chimpanzee observing a Common Sea Dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) through the glass of a fishbowl. The sea dragon, with its delicate, leaf-appendages, moves gracefully, blending almost seamlessly with its floating strands of seaweed. The chimpanzee, fascinated by the ethereal creature, holding the fishbowl carefully, titling its head inquisitively as if trying to decipher what it is seeing.

The chimpanzee wanted mimic the sea dragon’s flowing movements by swaying its arm or hand. But cannot since the simian does want to drop the fishbowl and harming the living sea elegance swimming inside. The juxtaposition of the intelligent primate and the serene sea dragon’s flowing movements creates a heartwarming encounter—one that highlights the beauty and the diversity of the Earth’s life forms. It also emphasizes the chimpanzee’s innate curiosity and ability to form connections with unfamiliar creatures.

And that’s why I wanted to draw this based on my own vision of how a terrestrial primate would be amazed to see an unfamiliar marine fish inside a fishbowl. A simple examining fishbowl. Their meeting would be a poignant reminder of the vast differences yet shared wonder of life on Earth. 🌎

This painting of mine was all done by colored pencils, paint, charcoal pencils, and ink. Thank you!

Original post:

Instagram

Cara

X

Artfol

Artstation

BlueSky

[rustbeltjessie]

May 15: Chicago trip, part two—Shedd Aquarium.

Stingrays. (We got to pet 'em! We also got to pet sea stars and sturgeons, but I didn't get pictures.)

Moon Jellies.

Sea stars.

Potbellied seahorses.

It wasn't a rock—it was a Rock Lobster!

Weedy seadragons, my beloveds.

Turtles (tortoises?).

[crypticofthedeep]

This weekend for my partner's birthday we took a daytrip down to Ripley's Aquarium in the Smokies, our second time visiting! I just love their exhibits.

Here's some weedy seadragons and pot-bellied seahorses!

[aquatark]

Marine Encyclopedia - The Gabbiano

Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii

one of these things is. not quite like the others

[indigo-a-creeping]

Weedy seadragons

[scp-113]

*sigh* I will finish this someday ;-;

[interlockingpatches]

the rest of the gang at present

Bin Chicken has entered the chat