Orange and Black Dragonet

Dactylopus kuiteri

First dorsal fin very tall, flag-lie and with large eyespot at the base. Anal fin with blackish-blue luminous blue patches. Caudal fin with yellow and blue markings.

Size : 15 cm

Habitat : Inhabits protected coastal reefs with sand and muddy grounds, 2-40 m. Alone or in pairs.

Distribution : Bali to East Indonesia and the Philippines.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Syngnathiformes

FAMILY

:

Callionymidae

GENUS

:

Dactylopus

SPECIES

:

Dactylopus kuiteri

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

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Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner