Watch an excerpt from the first live observation of a ruby sea dragon
Learn about the appearance and habitat of the ruby sea dragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea) as first observed live in the Recherche Archipelago along Western Australia's southern coast, 2016.
© Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Rouse, G.W., Stiller, J. & Wilson, N.G. Firs live records of the ruby seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea, Syngnathidae). Mar Biodivers Rec 10, 2 (2017). https://doi.ogr/10.1186/st41200-016-0102-x
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© MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Contrasting the differences between size-selective fishing and balanced harvesting in order to ensure an adequate fish supply for future generations.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.A jellyfish contracting its body.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.From teeny-tiny ants to 200-ton whales, all members of the animal kingdom are composed of cells.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Some fishes have developed symbiotic, or mutually beneficial, relationships with other fishes or even other marine creatures such as shrimp.
