Saudi Arabian dragonet
📖 Overview
Saudi Arabian dragonet (Diplogrammus paucispinis), first described by Fricke & Bogorodsky, 2014 is a tiny fish in the family Callionymidae (order Callionymiformes). Adults typically reach 3.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 8 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D IV, 8; A 7; presence of free opercular flap of skin and branches of lateral line; preopercular spine with an upcurved main tip, first dorsal fin with a filament in males, none in females; first spine significantly longer than the second and third, and first ray of the second dorsal fin in males; in both sexes, caudal fin elongate and pointed; body below ventrolateral fold of skin color white or yellowish; anal fin of males translucent with broadly black margin; no bluish lines on head and/or body in males except for a short oblique blue bar at corner of mouth .: elongated; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Saudi Arabian dragonet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 8 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Saudi Arabia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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