ladder dragonet

Paracallionymus costatus

Callionymid Fish beneath the Mozambique Coast

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Medium

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 the genus Paracallionymus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Paracallionymus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Luderitz Bay, Namibia to Inhaca, Mozambique.

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