| Family: |
Callionymidae (Dragonets) |
| Max. size: |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed); 11 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 175 - 428 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Zanzibar, Tanzania to Port Alfred, South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body greenish and reddish brown above, whitish below; fins with violet streaks distally (Ref. 4405). 1st dorsal fin of males high, with oblique dark bands (Ref. 4405). |
| Biology: |
Found on mud bottoms. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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