Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Callionymidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
Genus Paracallionymus
Barnard, 1927 Similar Diplogrammus, Draculo, Dactylopus, Callionymus, Synchiropus |
Paracallionymus costatus, the Ladder dragonet, is a species of dragonet found along the southern coast of Africa from Namibia to Mozambique where it occurs at depths of from 55 to 400 metres (180 to 1,312 ft). This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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