Dactylopus
| Dactylopus | |
|---|---|
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| Fingered Dragonet (D. dactylopus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Dactylopus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Callionymus dactylopus Valenciennes 1837 | |
Dactylopus is a genus of dragonets native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Dactylopus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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