Centrodraco

Updated on Dec 10, 2023

Edit

Comment

Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Draconettidae		Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Genus
Similar Draconetta xenica, Callionymus, Echinorhinus, Dragonet, Synchiropus

Fish centrodraco acanthopoma in bathial detritic bottom

Centrodraco is a genus of slope dragonets found in deep waters of the Atlantic, Indian & Pacific Oceans.

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

Centrodraco abstractum R. Fricke, 2002 (Abstract slope dragonet)

Centrodraco acanthopoma (Regan, 1904) (North Atlantic slope dragonet)

Centrodraco atrifilum R. Fricke, 2010

Centrodraco fidelis R. Fricke, 2015

Centrodraco gegonipus (Parin, 1982) (Sala y Gómez slope dragonet)

Centrodraco insolitus (McKay, 1971) (Western Australian slope dragonet)

Centrodraco lineatus R. Fricke, 1992

Centrodraco nakaboi R. Fricke, 1992 (Nakabo’s slope dragonet)

Centrodraco oregonus (Briggs & F. H. Berry, 1959) (Brazilian slope dragonet)

Centrodraco ornatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (Ornate slope dragonet)

Centrodraco otohime Nakabo & Yamamoto, 1980

Centrodraco pseudoxenicus (Kamohara, 1952) (Japanese slope dragonet)

Centrodraco rubellus R. Fricke, Chave & Suzumoto, 1992

Centrodraco striatus (Parin, 1982) (Striped slope dragonet)

(Text) CC BY-SA