Margaret's dragonet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. margaretae |
Binomial name | |
Callionymus margaretae Regan, 1905 |
Margaret's dragonet (Callionymus margaretae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.
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The Margaret's dragonet fish lives tropical regions. It is mostly found in the Indian Ocean along the shores of Africa and Asia. It is also found on the northern shore of Australia, the very tip of Florida, and the pacific side of central and South America. It mostly lives on the muddy bottoms of coral reefs and in shallow water.[1]
The Margaret's dragonet is a relatively small fish. The male dragonet can grow to about 16 centimeters in length and an inch in diameter. The female is 13 ½ to 15 centimeters long, and a ½ in diameter.[2]
The Margaret's dragonet had four dorsal fins, nine dorsal soft rays, and eight anal fins. [3]
The Margaret's dragonet is harmless to humans. It is not useful to humans (for food, value, etc.). It is harmless and of no threat to any thing around it except what it eats. It has low vulnerability, which means that not many things eat it.[4]