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.
General References
Fricke, R. 1992. Revision of the family Draconettidae (Teleostei) with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. Journal of Natural History 26(1): 165-195 figs 1-17
Fricke, R. 2001. Suborder Callionymoidei. pp. 3549-3573 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Fricke, R. 2010. Centrodraco atrifilum, a new deepwater dragonet species from eastern Australia (Teleostei: Draconettidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 3: 341–346
Nakabo, T. 1982. Revision of the family Draconettidae. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(4): 355-367 figs 1-10
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Common Name References
Fricke, R. 2001. Suborder Callionymoidei. pp. 3549-3573 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. (Deepwater Dragonets)
History of changes
| 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) |