Leafy seadragon  (Phycodurus eques)

Endemic to southern Australia, the leafy seadragon is known from Geraldton in Western Australia to the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria (5).

Inhabit rocky reefs, seaweed beds, seagrass meadows and structures colonised by seaweed. Leafy seadragons are found in shallow coastal waters down to at least 30 metres deep (5).