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Complex skin lobes resemble floating seaweed for complete disguise. The figure is taken from Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Leafy seadragons feature leaf-like appendages that never propel them

Complex skin lobes resemble floating seaweed for complete disguise.

Endemic to southern Australian coastal waters, leafy seadragons are covered in intricate leaf-shaped fronds across their entire body. These delicate structures serve strictly as visual camouflage among kelp forests, while small transparent fins propel the fish imperceptibly.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Complex skin lobes resemble floating seaweed for complete disguise. The figure is taken from Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.