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Paracallionymus costatus

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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.

References

Paracallionymus costatus Wikipedia