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Whitespotted beniteguri

Callionymus beniteguri

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

Adult
@megadeth1876 · Penglai, China · April 20141 / 1
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Overview

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.

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

Pattern
stripes
Fins & Tail
sail fin

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific
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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.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCallionymiformes
    5. familyCallionymidae
    6. genusCallionymus
    7. speciesCallionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900

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    More in the family

    Dragonets (Callionymidae)