Leafy Seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to the following individuals and institutions that contributed to the information contained in this document. Without their continued willingness to share their experiences, the information contained herein would not be possible.
Kristina Alford, Tennessee Aquarium; Steve Bailey, New England Aquarium; Ilze Berzins, D.V. M, Florida Aquarium; Rod Connolly, Griffith University; Charles Delbeek, Waikiki Aquarium; Kristy Forsgren formerly of Aquarium of the Pacific; Danny Galbraith, Geoscience Australia Earth Monitoring Group(GEM); Jorge Gomezjurado, National Aquarium in Baltimore; Martin G. Greenwell D.V.M, formerly of the John G. Shedd Aquarium; Paul Groves formerly of Underwater World, Perth; Jay Hemdal, Toledo Zoo; Bruce Mackay, Underwater World, Singapore; Jeff Mitchell, John G. Shedd Aquarium; Jennifer Nero, Pittsburg Zoo and PPG Aquarium; Sean Putney, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo; Pang Quong, PC Aquatics; Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRA); Bill Roberston, Seattle Aquarium; Voronica Whitney-Robinson, formerly of the Seattle Aquarium; Jonelle Verdugo, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Also thanks to the many members of the Syngnathidae and Aquaticinfo list serves who so generously share experiences with seadragons via e-mail allowing all of us to learn from each other. Because of the lack of published literature relating to Leafy seadragons, this document would not have been possible without this valuable resource.
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the leafy seadragon looks so beautiful and very enticing, what a very artistic creature and it is so cute. it just looks like sea weed from afar but only to realize when you look closely, it is a seadragon. i hope someday i can see a seadragon in my naked eyes to appreciate its beauty more.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:44 amhow amazing these creatures are. imagine how delicate and tiny but very beautiful. i must say this is something that we should take care of in our nature.
November 12th, 2009 at 4:26 amleafy sea dragon looks exactly like weeds, they are so beautiful! i wonder if we can keep them in an aquarium at home. but i know they are too expensive and very hard to maintain.
December 4th, 2009 at 7:02 pmPlease include the full reference list. I would like to read some of the original articles.
March 18th, 2010 at 3:12 pmThe complete reference list is included on page 6: http://www.fusedjaw.com/advancedcare/leafy-seadragon-phycodurus-eques/6/
March 18th, 2010 at 3:32 pmthey are so beautiful and looks very peaceful. they look exactly like weeds. they are hardly noticeable unless you get very close to them.
April 30th, 2010 at 8:46 amthey look so cute ,I would love to get them home ,is anyone here know where can I get them from,please?thanks alot!
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:47 pmyesterday it showed on tv of this unique leafy sea dragon and it really caught my attention about this fabulous creature.Can they be living in the malaysia waters,South China Sea maybe,and be reared ,placed in the national aquarium perhaps could draw large crowd .I really want to get in touch with MR PANG QUONG the father breeder of LSD(not Lucy in the sky with Diamond by Beatles).Can assist me ? Thank you P/S waiting for reply
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:47 amseadragon sounds very interesting to me. there are so beautiful that it almost relieves stress just by simply staring at them. i wonder if will they ever live in an aquarium which is what i’m planning to do.
December 2nd, 2011 at 8:38 am