🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Hawaiian wonder dragonet
Draculo pogognathus Gosline, 1959
📖 Overview
Found in clean sand off beaches, burying just under the surface of the sand with the eyes exposed . Benthic .
Scientific Name
Draculo pogognathus
Authority
Gosline, 1959
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
2.5 cm
Depth Range
1–4 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Draculo
Draculo
Species
Hawaiian wonder dragonet
Draculo pogognathus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Hawaiian wonder dragonet is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hawaiian wonder dragonet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 4 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Currently known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00794 × L2.82
(TL)
Max TL
2.5cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gosline, 1959
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