Draconettidae
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The Draconettidae, slope dragonets, are a small family (about 12-14 species) of fish in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[1] They are closely related to, and appear similar to, the fish of the Callionymidae. They are small fish, the largest species reaching Template:Convert long. Like the callionymids, they are bottom-dwelling fish, and usually sexually dimorphic.[2]
Ecology and behavior
Not much is known about the ecology of slope dragonets.[1] The larvae are planktonic, while adults live in the benthic zone on soft bottoms from the edge of the outer continental shelf and on seamounts down to around Template:Convert deep.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Smith, J.B.L. 1963. Fishes of the families Draconettidae and Callionymidae from the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 28. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa