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Common names: Glauert's sea-dragon, Leafy seadragon
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Regulations: protected | Ref: Gomon, M.F. and F.J. Neira, 1998
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Port Lincoln, SA, BMNH 1865.5.13.2 (holotype of Phyllopteryx eques). Known from Kangaroo Island, SA (137°58'E) to Yanchep Beach, WA (31°33'S) (Ref. 75154). Common in a few localities in south Western Australia; recently discovered off Victorian coast near Anglesea but has been reported as far as Wilson's Promontory to the east. Taken in small numbers by aquarium collectors for the domestic and international marine aquarium trade, although food requirements make it difficult to maintain (Ref. 31838).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kuiter, R.H., 1993
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Common names from other countries

Raitalehvähevonen, Austraalia narmaskala, Flikfisk, ... more

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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Phycodurus: Greek, phykon = seaweed + Greek, dora = skin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 4 - 30 m (Ref. 9002). Temperate; 32°S - 39°S, 115°E - 140°E (Ref. 57011)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to southern Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9002)

Usually occur over sand patches close to reefs with kelp, feeding on mysids and other crustaceans. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). One of the most spectacular examples of camouflage: neither prey nor predators recognize it as a fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

About 250 eggs are incubated by males on the underside of the tail, where they are embedded in spongy tissue (Ref. 31838).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 May 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16.3 - 18.5, mean 17.8 (based on 104 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00177 - 0.01127), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.45 se; based on food items.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).

Phycodurus eques (Günther, 1865)