Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques). Fertilised eggs are incubated by the males, which are attached externally to the abdomen. Photographed off southe

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Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques). Fertilised eggs are incubated by the males, which are attached externally to the abdomen. Photographed off southern Australia.

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Photo credit: © MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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