Weedy Seadragon #1 by goodoleboy
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Captured back on 8/3/2011, at the beautiful Aquarium of the Pacific in beautiful Long Beach, California.
Phyllopteryx is a genus of small fishes, commonly called seadragons, in the family Syngnathidae that are found along the western and southern coasts of Australia. Since the 19th century, the weedy or common seadragon was the only known species, until the description of the ruby seadragon in 2015. They are closely related to other members of the Syngnathidae such as the leafy seadragon, pipefish and seahorses, which all exhibit male pregnancy.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
Not that I didn't try, attempt after attempt was made, but this is one of the very few in-focus shots I got of this esoteric creature.

Comments (3)
It couldnt have been easy to capture. You did a great job here. Cute little fellow. Good it is so little LOL!
I didn't know that kind of fish.
Interesting, Almost looks like a fractal image.