Dainty dragonet (Draculo celetus)

Scientific name: Draculo celetus Smith, 1963

Dainty dragonet (Draculo celetus)

The Dainty dragonet (Draculo celetus) is a marine fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Durban, South Africa. Southeast Atlantic: eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Uniformly buff or darker in color, with black pigment spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Draculo celetus
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Durban, South Africa. Southeast Atlantic: eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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