Common Seadragon

common weedy seadragon
© Tasmanian Government. Image Peter Gouldthorpe
Protected Species: do not take!

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Protected species

Do not take!

Other names

weedy seadragon


Scientific name

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Grows to


Up to

45cm

Identifying features


​An elegant orange-red seadragon with iridescent blue stripes on the body with other white spots and yellowish markings.  A very long snout and an elongated body with leaf-like appendages.

​​Habitat

Found among seaweed on moderately exposed reef areas around Tasmania.​

Hotline

Fishwatch Report illegal fishing

0427 655 557

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Contact us

Recreational Fishing

Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6165 3233, 1300 720 647

Email: fishing.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au

Commercial Fisheries

Level 3, 134 Macquarie St

GPO Box 44

Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

Email: commercial.fisheries@nre.tas.gov.au

Commercial Fisheries Licensing

Level 1, 134 Macquarie St

GPO Box 44

Phone: (03) 6165 3000, 1300 368 550

Email: fishing.licensing@nre.tas.gov.au