Leafy Sea Dragon, South Australia - Phycodurus eques

The amazing Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques), filmed in Gulf St Vincent, off the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Related to seahorses, Leafy Seadragons are only found in South Australia and southern Western Australia. They live amongst seagrass, kelp and other seaweeds, and feed on small crustaceans such as mysids which they suck up individually using their tube-like snout. Like seahorses, the male carries the eggs until they hatch. Filmed by Michael Baron. All footage and images in this video are © Michael Baron, Eaglehawk Dive Centre, all rights reserved. No part of this video can be used in any way and/or in any form without written permission.