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Leafy Dragonet

Anaora tentaculata

Also known as: Tentacled Dragonet, Weedy Dragonet

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@perigor2000 · Lembeh, Indonesia · October 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found singly over rubble, sand, and weedy areas, of sheltered lagoons, reefs, and in tide-pools rich in algae growth. Sometimes buried during the day, but will raise fins if disturbed. A master of camouflage.

Males have a taller more elaborate first Dorsal Fin which erects intermittently when moving around and for mating.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found singly over rubble, sand, and weedy areas, of sheltered lagoons, reefs, and in tide-pools rich in algae growth.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCallionymiformes
    5. familyCallionymidae
    6. genusAnaora
    7. speciesAnaora tentaculata Gray, 1835

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    More in the family

    Dragonets (Callionymidae)