Seadragons are found only in southern Australian waters.

Along with seahorses and pipefish, these spectacular fish

belong to the family syngnathidae. Syngnathids are long

slender fish with bony plates surrounding their bodies.

The Latin name 'syngnathid' refers to their jaws, which

Are united into a 'tube-snouted' mouth.

The two species of seadragons, the Leafy Seadragon

(Phycodurus eques) and the 'Common' or Weedy

Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus), both have many

Leaf like appendages on their heads and bodies.