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Fishy foliage of the leafy sea dragon

By AG STAFF • 5 September 2014
Leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) are named for the leaf-like growth on their bodies, which helps to camouflage them Image credit: Tony Brown
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A leafy visitor in Rapid Bay

Says Tony, a wildlife photographer from Canberra: “Leafy sea dragons have been on my bucket list for a while now. They look amazing and I had only ever seen them in the Melbourne Aquarium. We first dived Edithburgh with no luck. After talking to the great crew at Diving Adelaide we had no problems finding the leafys at Rapid Bay, South Australia.”

Technical information: Nikon D200, Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye lens, Seacam housing and twin SB105 Nikonos Strobes.

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