man i ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Sy ng n ath idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Lord ▁How e ▁Island , ▁Australia , ▁although ▁un conf ir med ▁occurr ences ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁from ▁Mil ne ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁Ry uky u ▁Islands . ▁It ▁lives ▁in ▁co arse ▁sand ▁and ▁Z ost era ▁and ▁Hal oph ila ▁sea ▁grass es ▁at ▁depth s ▁around ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁feed ▁on ▁small ▁cr ust ace ans , ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁se ah ors es . ▁O v ov iv ip ar ous ▁reprodu ction ▁is ▁also ▁expected , ▁with ▁males ▁bro oding ▁eggs ▁in ▁a ▁p ouch ▁before ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁live ▁young . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁ ▁Ind ividual s ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁are ▁tiny , ▁growing ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁recorded ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁They ▁have ▁small ▁heads , ▁short ▁sn outs , ▁thick ▁tr unks , ▁and ▁low ▁coron ets . ▁Al ga e ▁that ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁se agr ass ▁bl ades ▁attach ▁to ▁their ▁sk ins , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁cam ou fl age . ▁Col our ation ▁is ▁generally ▁pale ▁wh it ish ▁to ▁yellow ish , ▁with ▁white ▁circular ▁or ▁elli pt ical ▁mark ings ▁out lined ▁with ▁narrow ▁red ▁lines ▁on ▁the ▁tr unk , ▁dus ky ▁brown ▁bands ▁radi ating ▁from ▁the ▁eye , ▁brown ish - red ▁append ages , ▁and ▁a ▁slightly ▁brown ish ▁tail ▁with ▁red ▁mark ings . ▁