Sea dragon
Habitat- southern and western seas of Australia
Description-looks like a piece of seaweed. It is about 40cm long,
It has a long snout and a fin on its neck, on its back and one on the
end of its body.
Adaptations- it catches its prey by the camouflage ability it holds, isn't eaten by other species because of its camouflage and bony covering, they float around like a piece of seaweed.
Interesting facts-surprisingly they don't have teeth. Although it has no predator the sea dragon is endangered. Because of their unique look sea dragons are a great prize of divers. Now you have to have a special licence to keep or sell sea dragons. They are also closely related to the sea horse and pipe fish.
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