Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Spotted Dragonet
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Spotted Dragonet
Category: Dragonets
Scientific Name: Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Synonyms: Chalinops pauciradiatus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Callionymiformes (Order)
     └Callionymidae (Family)
      └Diplogrammus (Genus)
       └D. pauciradiatus (Species)

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