Common seadragon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common seadragon lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Syngnathidae

Where does the common seadragon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common seadragon in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common seadragon endangered?

The common seadragon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common seadragon?

The common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Syngnathiformes and the family Syngnathidae, genus Phyllopteryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common seadragon

The common seadragon or weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a marine fish of the order Syngnathiformes, which also includes the similar pipefishes, seahorses, and trumpetfishes among other species. Adult common seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple striped markings; they have small, leaf-like appendages that resemble kelp or seaweed fronds, providing camouflage, as well as a number of short spines for protection. As with seahorses and the other syngnathids, the seadragon has a similarly tubular snout and a fused, toothless jaw into which it captures small invertebrate prey at lightning speed. Males have narrower bodies and are darker than females. Seadragons have a long dorsal fin along the back and small pectoral fins on either side of the neck, which provide balance. Weedy seadragons can reach 45 cm (18 in) in length.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common seadragon (revision 1351995426), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1120403 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).