Monday, August 13, 2012

Weedy and leafy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (commonly known as Weedy Seadragon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Subfamily:Syngnathinae
Genus:Phyllopteryx
Swainson, 1839
Species:P. taeniolatus
Binomial name
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Lacepède, 1804)
Phycodurus eques (commonly known as Leafy Seadragon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Subfamily:Syngnathinae
Genus:Phycodurus
Gill, 1896
Species:P. eques
Binomial name
Phycodurus eques
(Günther, 1865)
a relative of seahorse, but as the name implies, far bigger. possesses incredible camouflage abilities for various purposes

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