Draconettidae

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Draconettidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Draconettidae
Genera
Centrodraco Draconetta See text for species.

Draconettidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are small fishes, the largest species reaching 12 cm long.

[edit] Species

There are eleven species in two genera:

• Genus Centrodraco Regan, 1913
  • Centrodraco abstractum Fricke, 2002.
  • Centrodraco acanthopoma (Regan, 1904).
  • Centrodraco gegonipus (Parin, 1982).
  • Centrodraco insolitus (McKay, 1971).
  • Centrodraco nakaboi Fricke, 1992.
  • Centrodraco ornatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979).
  • Centrodraco otohime Nakabo & Yamamoto, 1980.
  • Centrodraco pseudoxenicus (Kamohara, 1952).
  • Centrodraco rubellus Fricke, Chave & Suzumoto, 1992.
  • Centrodraco striatus (Parin, 1982).
• Genus Draconetta Jordan and Fowler, 1903
  • Draconetta xenica Jordan & Fowler, 1903.

[edit] References

• "Draconettidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• Draconettidae (TSN 553228). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 27 March 2006.