Spotted dragonet (Diplogrammus pauciradiatus)

Scientific name: Diplogrammus pauciradiatus Gill, 1865

Spotted dragonet (Diplogrammus pauciradiatus)

The Spotted dragonet (Diplogrammus pauciradiatus) is a marine fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada to North Carolina (USA), Bermuda, and the Bahamas to Colombia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to North Carolina (USA), Bermuda, and the Bahamas to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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