The super rare ruby ​​sea dragon rose to form for the first time in history

Recently, experts have been fortunate to record a film about this extremely rare "sea dragon".

In the world, only a few species are named "dragons". The most prominent is probably the Komodo dragon - a typical reptile of Indonesia. In addition, I have a goose - animals with a very cute name are baby dragons.

Manhong - one of the creatures named dragon

And in 2015, the world discovered another "dragon". They are ruby sea arowanas (the scientific name is Phyllopteryx dewysea - a relative of seahorses. They have a body length of about 24cm, live below a depth of at least 50m, and by Josefin Stiller of Scripps Institute, California. (America) find out.

Red sea dragon - or pink sea dragon

The thing, it is found inside . museum. Only recently has it been included in the camera frame of scientists, and also the first time this sea dragon has been recorded in its natural environment.

It is known that the footage is recorded at Recherche Archipelago - the sea area in Western Australia. The film, though not sharp enough to highlight the colors of ruby ​​sea dragons, also revealed some other valuable information.

" In fact, before the red rubies were found, only two other sea dragons existed, " said Professor Greg Rouse, research leader of this dragon species. 2 remaining dragons, one with green and orange colors; The other species is more popular with purple yellow.

One of the three sea dragons currently exists

In addition, this new dragon also has a tail, with the ability to squeeze into stone to avoid being swept away by strong waves.

" There are a lot of things waiting for us to discover. The Western Australian region is a very diverse area, so it needs to be noticed " - Nerida Wilson of the Western Australian Museum, the first to find a species This dragon shares.