Centrodraco atrifilum Fricke 2010
Illustrations of the male holotype (top) and female paratype (below) of Centrodraco atrifilum. Source: R. Fricke / Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde, Stuttgart via ALA. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A rare deepwater dragonet with 12-13 anal-fin rays, 13-14 dorsal-fin rays, the second dorsal-fin spine elongate and filamentous in both sexes, no elongate filaments in the second dorsal fin of males. Males have three pairs of vertical dark brown streaks on the upper sides, a single saddle below the end of the second dorsal fin, and a saddle on the caudal peduncle.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Centrodraco atrifilum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2719
Centrodraco atrifilum Fricke 2010
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to eastern Australia from off Brisbane, Queensland to off Sydney, New South Wales. |
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Etymology |
The specific name atrifilum is from the Latin ater meaning 'black', and filum meaning 'thread' in reference to the black filament on the second spine of the first dorsal fin. |
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Species Citation |
Centrodraco atrifilum Fricke 2010, Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 3: 342, figs 1-2. Type locality: off Brisbane, QLD [27°29'S 153°50'E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Centrodraco atrifilum Fricke 2010
References
Fricke, R. 1992. Revision of the family Draconettidae (Teleostei) with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. Journal of Natural History 26(1): 165-195 figs 1-17 (as Centrodraco sp.)
Fricke, R. 2010. Centrodraco atrifilum, a new deepwater dragonet species from eastern Australia (Teleostei: Draconettidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 3: 341-346.
