Draconettidae
| Draconettidae | |
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| Draconetta xenica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Draconettidae Jordan & Fowler, 1903 |
| Genera[1] | |
The Draconettidae, slope dragonets, are a small family (about 14 species) of fish in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are closely related to, and appear similar to, the fish of the Callionymidae. They are small fish, the largest species reaching 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Like the callionymids, they are bottom-dwelling fish, and usually sexually dimorphic.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Draconettidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Briggs, J.C.; Hutchins, J.B. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
External links
- Smith, J.B.L. 1963. Fishes of the families Draconettidae and Callionymidae from the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 28. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa