Dactylopus
Appearance
Dactylopus | |
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Fingered Dragonet (D. dactylopus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Dactylopus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
Type species | |
Callionymus dactylopus Valenciennes 1837
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Dactylopus is a genus of dragonets native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Fingered dragonet)
- Dactylopus kuiteri (R. Fricke, 1992) (Orange-black dragonet)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dactylopus". FishBase. February 2013 version.