Sea dragons survive on tiny crustaceans such as mysids, or sea lice. It is not known if they are preyed upon by other animals. They are, however, frequently taken by divers seeking to keep them as ...

The weedy sea dragon, also called the common sea dragon, inhabits the waters off south and east Australia. Compared to the leafy sea dragon, weedies have less flamboyant projections and are ...

“This animal was obviously doing something different ... “draco” the Latin word for “dragon,” a reference to its sea dragon-like qualities. The name “etchesi” was chosen to honor ...

Weedy sea dragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus), or common ... Columbus' inch-long hatchlings will be raised for one year by ...

"That's a severe barotrauma when the pressure has injured the animal." Massive rainfall in 2022 also caused the sea dragons' main food source, mysid shrimp, to be flushed out of the coast.

A new virtual reality experience uses the bones of a sea dragon to recreate life in Jurassic waters ... Palaeontologists have revived the animal for Rhomaleosaurus: Back to Life in Virtual Reality, an ...

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of "the biggest and most complete" ichthyosaur, also known as a sea dragon, in U.K. history. The gigantic skeleton of the extinct prehistoric ...

Since the opening of the Ocean’s Alive exhibit at the Great Lakes Aquarium, the weedy sea dragons have been a hit. The ...

The scene takes on added meaning knowing that at least one of the crew members aboard the Dragon has a particular affinity for the sea. Williams, had originally been expected to touch down with ...