Project funded by The Sydney Aquarium Conservation Fund and Aquadec Aquariums S.L.

Feb 3, 2010

ABUNDANCE, HABITAT, BEHAVIOUR

Distribution, abundance and sex ratios of seadragons were temporally stable, suggesting no large-scale seasonal migrations. Sex ratios were close to 1:1. Individuals were concentrated near the border of the kelp and the sand except when exhibiting hiding behaviour, when they were more often found in the kelp beds. The same kelp beds were the least used habitat when feeding . Pregnant males tended to hide more often than other seadragons and therefore were more frequent in kelp and kelp patches. Seadragons tended to be solitary although pairing and grouping behaviour was also observed. Pairings between male-female were more common than pairings of the same sex.

Feeding on mysids




























Paring and grouping was common...



























Amazing camouflage behaviour. Observed only once!















Hidden in the kelp bed was more common














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