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Family DRACONETTIDAE

Deepsea Dragonets, Deepwater Dragonets


Compiler and date details

2 October 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese

20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese

Introduction

Currently, two genera and 13 species of draconettids are recognised (Nakabo 1982; Fricke 1992, 2010; Nelson 2006), with one genus and two species from Australia. Draconettids are small sized, generally smaller than 10 cm. The group occurs worldwide in tropical and temperate regions on the continental shelf, with some species known from offshore seamounts. Fricke (2001) presented a key for western Pacific species.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2013 CALLIONYMOIDEI 08-Oct-2013 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
12-Feb-2010 (import)