The leafy seadragon gets its name from the leaflike things on its head and body which help them hide in their habitat. Its mouth is at the end of a tubular snout.

The leafy seadragon is not very colorful . The leafy parts of its body make it very beautiful. Many who have seen it say, "Mere words cannot do this fish justice."

Seadragons do not have scales, they are covered with  armorlike plates. This armor is effective in keeping enemies away. The leafy body parts keep it from moving.  Seadragons usually are weak swimmers, using their pectoral and dorsal fins to move.

The leafy seadragon can grow to almost 35 centimeters.

Habitat
Leafy seadragons live in and among kelp and kelp forests and in rocky environments in the Eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean around Australia.

Diet
Seadragons eat small crustaceans, worms and other animals.

Enemies
Many larger fish eat on young leafy seadragons. Adult leafy seadragons probably have few, if any, enemies. Their camouflage is made of bony plates protect them from being eaten.

Lifespan
The life span of seadragons is unknown.

Interesting Facts
Unlike most fishes, seahorses and their seadragon relatives don't have scales. They have bony plates under their skin, like a
     suit of armor. The plates provide protection from predators, but, for some species, they make the body semirigid. Because of
     this, seahorses and their relatives don't move their bodies in a wavelike fashion. Instead, they glide gracefully by fanning their
     delicate fins faster than the eye can see.