Description

Also known as Belcher's Dragonet, Black Caudal Dragonet, Kitefin Dragonet, Searlet Dragonet, Simple-spined Dragonet.

Found singly or in pairs, sometimes buried during the day, raising their fins if disturbed, over protected mud and weed bottoms of coastal sand flats.
They feed on benthic crustaceans, echinoderms, fish, molluscs and worms.
Length - 16cm
Depth - 1-900m
Widespread Northwest Pacific

Males have a taller more elaborate first Dorsal Fin which erects intermittently when moving around and for mating. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/13070