Diplogrammus goramensis

Diplogrammus goramensis, or Goram dragonet is a species of tropical marine fish in the dragonet family, Callionymidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean from China to Fiji.

Goram dragonet
A. Eleotris güenthen. B. Callionymus cookii. D. Blenmus sordidus. E.Blenrmis cnstatus. C. Gallionymus microps. F &. G. Salarias nitidus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Diplogrammus
Species:
D. goramensis
Binomial name
Diplogrammus goramensis
(Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Callionymus goramensis Bleeker, 1858
  • Callionymus cookii Günther, 1872
  • Dermosteira dorotheae Schulz, 1943

Description

A small fish, with maximum recorded size of about 6 cm. There is a longitudinal fold of skin along the side below the lateral line, and the operculum has a free flap of skin. In Males the first dorsal spine is an elongated filament. The head has brown bars and blue vertical lines. The sides are brown mottled irregularly with white and have brown bars that extend to the belly. The first dorsal fin has oblique bands and the other fins are mottled with brown and white spots.[3]

Distribution

China to Fiji.[3]

Habitat

This is a species which is associated with reefs and occurs in a depth range of 5–40 metres (16–131 ft).[1]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Diplogrammus goramensis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. William Eschmeyer, ed. (2018). "Species that contain: Diplogrammus and goramensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. Randall, John E.; Allen, Gerald R.; Steene, Roger C. (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea (second ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0 8248 1895 4.
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