Scientific Name
Dactylopus kuiteri
Common Name
Orange-black dragonet
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 8. 3 dorsal points on the preopercular spine, the male's first spine of the first dorsal fin longer than the second spine, no filaments in the first dorsal fin, black and orange first and second dorsal fins, and a white head and body with black-edged orange streaks on the head and anterior back (Ref. 35443).