#seadragons

[snototter]

A common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) against the kelp in Manly, Sydney, Australia.

by John Turnbull

#common seadragon #seadragons #seahorses #bony fish #fish #phyllopteryx taeniolatus #phyllopteryx #Syngnathidae #Syngnathiformes #Actinopterygii #chordata #wildlife: australia #wildlife: oceania

[winters-hysteria]

OKAY. TUMBLR. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. TIL DRAGONS ARE REAL. THEY LIVE IN THE OCEAN AND THEY ARE SO COOL AND PRETTY. THEY ARE ALSO ENDANGERED BECAUSE SOME IDIOTS ATTEMPT TO KEEP THEM AS PETS. KEEP THE DRAGONS SAFE.

LOOK AT HOW COOL AND PRETTY THEY ARE.

PLS KEEP THEM SAFE. LUV U. <3

#seadragons #7 up tag #7-up tag #sea life #marine life #dragons are cool #dragons are real #endangered

[theobviousparadox]

Review: Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

DragonfruitMakiia LucierClarion BooksPublished April 9, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Dragonfruit From acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology. In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person’s greatest sorrow. An unwanted marriage, a painful illness, and…

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#BIPOC #Dragons #friendship #grief #Magic #netgalley #Pacific Island mythology #Pacific Islands #research #Romance #seadragons

[selkies-world]

PSA that seahorses aren't the only animal where the male gives birth instead of the female - seadragons & pipefish do this too!!!!

#so do trans people #selkie #trans stuff #seahorses #seadragons #sea dragons #sea horses #pipefish #pipe fish

[outragedtortilla]

seadragons

#lucy dot jpg #seadragons #ripley's aquarium #toronto #aquarium #59085

[gggermicide]

Part 2

#gorebyss #huntail #gulper eel #dragalge #horsea #gastrodon #nudibranch #pyukumuku #urchin #pincurchin #sea cucumber #seahorse #seadragon #pokemon #pokémon #biology #marine biology #gggermicide

[halftime-fan-banter]

Let week 3 begin!! #xfl #football #vipers #seadragons https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYtg2uMdj4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#xfl #football #vipers #seadragons

[herpsandbirds]

dragons are real! they're just aquatic and live among the fishes, i saw some at an aquarium back when i was on vacation :]

(you know what i'm talking about right i'm not trying to request false creature i just think its cool)

Yes, yes, there are 3 species of sea dragons...

Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques), family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathiformes, found off the Southern and Western coasts of Australia

photographs by Dave Fleetham & James Rosendale

Common Seadragon or Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus), family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathiformes, found along the southern coast of Australia

photograph by John Sear

Ruby Seadragons (Phyllopteryx dewysea), family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathiformes, found off the coast of western Australia

photographs by Zoe Della Vedova

#seadragon #phyllopteryx #phycodurus #syngnathidae #syngnathiformes #fish #ichthyology #ocean #animals #nature #australia

[vcreatures]

I used the prompt eldritch for this one but I think this drake veers slightly more whimsical, "high fantasy" vs eldritch. I’ll probably circle back and revisit this design at some point but figured I’d post this one anyway 

#smaugust #conceptart #creaturedesign #dragon #creatureconcept #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #bestiary #worldbuilding #dungeonsanddragons #artistoninstagram #digitalart #monstergram #dragons #smaugust2023 #sketch #wyvern #seadragon #Eldritch #eldritchdragon

[yinza]

Time for some leafy seadragon mermaids.

Available on Inprnt and in my Etsy shop!

[Image Description: A digital painting of two mermaids based on leafy seadragons. They float underwater facing each other, holding both hands with their faces close together. The mermaid on the right has her back mostly to the viewer. She is average-sized with light skin, short red hair, and a golden yellow tail. The other mermaid is slender and brown-skinned with long blue hair and a blue tail with purple accents. Her eyes are closed and she has a soft smile on her face as she leans towards her partner. /end ID]

#mermaids #mythological creatures #sapphic art #character design #leafy seadragons #yinza's artwork #artists on tumblr #original art #shop yinza

[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

Leafy Seadragon: The name is derived from their appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body that serve only as camouflage. The leafy seadragon propels itself utilizing 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", they are the marine emblem of the state of South Australia and a focus for local marine conservation.

#leafy seadragon #seadragon #leafies #camoflauge #floating seaweed #respect the locals #fish #fish post #ocean #ocean life #marine life #marine #marine biology #sea creature #sea life #shark blog #daily fish fact #daily fish #fish fact #facts about fish

[naffeclipse]

Okay basing this off the fact Eclipse can travel waters, what if Yn tells him they can't live in one cold and he just takes them to the warmer waters?

Heheh seahorse yn

Oh my gosh oh my gosh hhhhghghghhghg new Y/N just dropped

This would be one setting where it's not in the Arctic but Eclipse has left those waters to drift about, and look what he happens to find! A lovely little siren, hiding in the kelp.

A leafy sea dragon that can camouflage and even change colors to hide themselves in seaweed and the kelp formations they live amongst. Speed is not their forte. They also have a prehensile tail that can coil around or grasp things. They would live in deeper waters and have beautiful dark brown, yellow, and greenish hues to their leaf-like appendages over their tail with small, transparent dorsal and pectoral fins!

Every time Eclipse glides through the warm waters of seagrass, searching like a hungry shark, Y/N clings tightly to kelp with wide, terrified eyes. They watch him drift closer, hoping against hope that their tail colors have shifted enough to blend them into invisibility. But, somehow, he always snatches them out of the protection of the underwater forest and meadows. Y/N cannot run away, they simply lack the agility and speed, so they're stuck once Eclipse has his hands on them.

Y/N gets used to Eclipse's grabbiness—it's strange to interact with an apex predator that doesn't want to eat them (at least not right away.) They will relax enough to let Eclipse pull them along, his pace so much faster, and even coil their tail around him when Eclipse decides to stretch out on the seagrass for cuddles.

Y/N's leafy appendages are a great source of awe and admiration for Eclipse, and Y/N has never seen such a black and white fish like him before, especially not in their home. Eclipse loves Y/N's slow and drawn-out singing. Y/N doesn't often sing, especially when he's taking hold of them, but he'll keep his hands off just to let them echo a few notes while weaving in between the long kelp strands. He'll follow, much less graceful in the watery forest, but he never loses sight of them.

#ghrhghghhrhrrhrh new y/n #i'm not normal #y/n grows to accept that once eclipse grabs them he has them for as long as he likes—which grows to be more fond and gentle view #once y/n sees he's not hungry for leafy sea dragon sirens #seadragon!reader #orca!eclipse #cailaventog #apex polarity

[deadbaiit]

OHHH MYG OD I LOVE THIS FREAKING FISH MAN + new y/n gathered omrhughhh i love them

Apex polarity belongs to @naffeclipse !

#apex polarity #siren!eclipse #seadragon!reader #this fic makes me go bonkers feral #all the au's are feeding me so well #fnaf security breach #orca!eclipse

[artist-ellen]

A merman?! Yup! It has been ages since I’ve drawn a guy.

This illustration was really fun, it started in a totally different direction but once I had the lightbulb moment to draw my favourite seahorse (The Leafy Seadragon) it all started coming together. Leafy Seadragons live off the Australian coast so of course I had to go with a dashing Indigenous Australian man as the human-inspiration.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

#it's gonna be mermay #historical mermaid #merman #leafy seadragon #sea dragon man #ellenart #lnart #character design #digital illustration #historically inspired #merfolk

[i-am-a-giant-siphonophore]

leafy seadragons!

leafy seadragons are found off the southern and western coasts of australia!

they are extremely good at camouflage and can easily pretend to be a floating piece of seaweed

it is a fish which usually grows to be an average of 30cm long!

they eat small shrimp-like creatures called mysids, and each day leafy seadragons can eat thousands

leafy seadragons actually do not have any predators!

they’re very poor swimmers so they rely on their camouflage to protect them

they have a long snout to slurp up their food :)

#sea life #marine biology #marine life #ocean #deep sea #i love them #sea creatures #adorable little guys #fish #animals #australia #leafy seadragons #seahorse relatives #for you

[kaevch]

he do the bite

#🍥 drawings ! #are we gonna ignore the fact that he's bleeding? yes. #my ocs a seadragon and since they typically do not have teeth he gets the urge to bite something eveytime hes in his human form #and the best specimen to bite is jade 💗 #ill prolly make a ref sheet of him later #twst #twisted wonderland #disney twst #jade leech #twst jade #jade leech x oc #twst oc #twisted wonderland oc #oc art #silly guys