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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Callionymidae Dragonets

Genus: Diplogrammus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Diplogrammus goramensis
[Goram dragonet]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Indian Ocean

Diplogrammus gruveli Smith, 1963

Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Diplogrammus gruveli
[Gruvel’s dragonet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplogrammus infulatus
[Sawspine dragonet]

Photo by Albernas, J.I.H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865)

Photo by Albernas, J.I.H.
 
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
[Spotted dragonet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
Diplogrammus pygmaeus Fricke, 1981

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplogrammus pygmaeus
[Pygmy dragonet]

Photo by De Vroe, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Diplogrammus randalli Fricke, 1983

Photo by De Vroe, J.
 
Diplogrammus randalli
[Randall’s fold dragonet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Diplogrammus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplogrammus xenicus
[Japanese fold dragonet]
7 Species of Family Callionymidae with Genus Diplogrammus
(Dragonets)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1858 Diplogrammus goramensis Goram dragonet Pacific Ocean 10 TL
1963 Diplogrammus gruveli Gruvel’s dragonet Western Indian Ocean
1963 Diplogrammus infulatus Sawspine dragonet Western Indian Ocean 12 TL
1865 Diplogrammus pauciradiatus Spotted dragonet Western Atlantic 5 TL
1981 Diplogrammus pygmaeus Pygmy dragonet Western Indian Ocean 3.7 TL
1983 Diplogrammus randalli Randall’s fold dragonet Western Indian Ocean 7 TL
1914 Diplogrammus xenicus Japanese fold dragonet Eastern Indian Ocean and 8 SL



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