page_title: Leafy seadragon
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Leafy seadragon / In captivity / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Leafy Seadragon photo taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
context_page_description: The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus.
  It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage. The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed.
  Popularly known as "leafies", it is the marine emblem of the state of South Australia and a focus for local marine conservation.
context_section_description: A number of aquaria in the United States have leafy seadragon research programs or displays. Among these are the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, Aquarium of the Pacific at Long Beach, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, San Diego, the Minnesota Zoo, the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, the Dallas World Aquarium, Texas, the New England Aquarium, Boston, the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, the California Academy of Sciences, the Tennessee Aquarium, Sea World Orlando, Florida, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium,, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida. and the Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, Ripley's Aquarium Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
caption: Leafy seadragon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
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