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Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus |
Taxonomical systematics |
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Scientific name |
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepede, 1804) |
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Common names |
Weedy seadragon, |
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Genus |
Phyllopteryx |
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Family |
Syngnathidae |
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Order |
Syngnathiformes |
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Class |
Actinopterygii |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
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Local ecology |
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Distribution |
Southern Australia. (Found in Sydney) |
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Biological characteristics |
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Female weedy seadragon, P. taeniolatus, at Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW. Depth: 11.5 m. |
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Male weedy seadragon, P. taeniolatus, at Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW. Depth: 11.6 m. |
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Close up of head of a weedy seadragon, P. taeniolatus, at Bare Island, La Perouse, NSW. Depth: 13.7 m. |
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Links |
FishBase |
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