The Sea Dragon Exhibition was held at the Birch Aquarium in San Diego, California, USA. (Source: Associated Press)
Overseas network on May 23, recently, a rare sea dragon exhibition was successfully held in the United States. The exhibition was held at the Birch Aquarium in San Diego, California, USA, and the aquarium personnel said that they hope to increase the chance of artificial breeding of ye hailong through the exhibition, and at the same time let everyone better understand this rare marine species.
According to the Associated Press, birch Aquarium exhibited a total of 14 sea dragons in the exhibition, including 3 leaf sea dragons and 11 grass sea dragons, two of which only survive in the small temperate waters of Australia's southern and western coasts. The sea dragon, also known as the poplar fish and the pipe-mouth fish, is a bony fish and is related to the seahorse.
People picked up their phones to photograph this rare species. (Source: Associated Press)
Ye Hailong is only about 36 cm long, in order to make Ye Hailong "live" more comfortable, Birch Aquarium specially prepared a 5.5 meters long, 20062 liters of water tank, the interior is also equipped with green plants, sand, rocks and so on. Scientists hope that such a living space will promote the reproduction of leaf sea dragons. Jenn Nero Moffatt, director of animal care at the aquarium, said some courtship behaviors of Ye Hailong have been observed so far.
According to reports, due to the similarity of the sea dragon and the seaweed, many spectators were shocked by the "stealth technique" of the seahorse. The person in charge of the exhibition said that he hoped that the audience would be able to read more instructions next to the water tank while admiring the sea dragon, and understand and protect the sea dragon and the marine environment. Due to the scarcity of sea dragons and the remoteness of their environment, little is known about them. Only a few sea dragons have been successfully bred.
It is reported that an aquarium in California has built the world's largest artificial sea dragon habitat. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, was the world's first aquarium to breed grass sea dragons. (Overseas Network - USA - Qiao Shanshan / Intern Editor Yao Bowen)
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