Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Callionymiformes (Order)
     └Callionymidae (Family) Dragonets
      └Diplogrammus (Genus)
       └D. pauciradiatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159615🔗

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