Japanese fold dragonet

Benthic species. Feeds on mysids and benthic organisms.

Body light brown with mottled light and dark blotches.

Body light brown with mottled light and dark blotches.
Head slightly compressed.
Preopercular (meaning “located just in front of the gill cover”) spine slightly upcurved.
First dorsal fin spine extended in males and less extended in females.
Caudal fin convex. More elongated in males.

Common Name: Japanese fold dragonet, Northern dragonet

Family Common Name: Dragonets

Family: Callionymidae

Scientific Name: Diplogrammus xenicus___(Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

Genus: Diplogrammus

Maximum Length: 8 cm (Standard Length)

未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)