Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Spotted Dragonet
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Spotted Dragonet
Category: Dragonets
Scientific Name: Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Synonyms: Chalinops pauciradiatus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Callionymiformes (Order)
      └Callionymidae (Family)
       └Diplogrammus (Genus)
        └D. pauciradiatus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Dragonets

Spotted Dragonet

Lancer Dragonet



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