Draconettidae
Draconetta xenica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 12-14 species) of fish in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[2] 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.[3]

Ecology and behavior

Not much is known about the ecology of slope dragonets.[2] The larvae are planktonic, while adults live in the benthic zone on soft bottoms from the edge of the outer continental shelf and on seamounts down to around 600 m (2,000 ft) deep.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Draconettidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ronald; Anderson, M. Eric (2022). "Family Draconettidae: Slope dragonets" (PDF). In Heemstra, Phillip C.; Heemstra, Elaine; Ebert, David A.; Holleman, Wouter; Randall, John E. (eds.). Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Makhanda, South Africa: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. p. 466. ISBN 978-1-990951-31-2. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
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