Flap-Gilled Dragonet
Eleutherochir opercularis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 11 cm
- For divers: safe
A small dragonet of shallow sandy and muddy bottoms, the flap gilled dragonet also pushes into river mouths and can live in fresh water. It creeps over the seabed picking at tiny invertebrates and grows only to about eleven centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Callionymiformes › Callionymidae › Eleutherochir
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280637.
FAQ
- Is the Flap-Gilled Dragonet dangerous to divers?
- The Flap-Gilled Dragonet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Flap-Gilled Dragonet get?
- The Flap-Gilled Dragonet grows to about 11 cm.