I just love these gorgeous little creatures. Unfortunately when I was diving many years ago I never got to see one in the wild but I'd love to hear your story if you have seen one...
The Leafy Seadragon, also known as Glauert’s Sea-dragon is a spectacular creature, with its elaborate leafy appendages and amazing colour pattern it is superbly camouflaged amongst kelp. It has a long tubular snout, a pectoral fin on its "neck" and a dorsal fin on its "back".
It is found on rocky reefs in depths from about 3m to 50m from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to south-western Western Australia.
It is protected and is the marine emblem for South Australia.
media reports suggest the rare and mysterious leafy seadragon is disappearing from South Australian waters partly due to environmental factors and human intervention.
