Dragonet Gallery

Sexual dimorphism at lizards, amphibians, and fish, chromolithograph, published 1897

Change in appearance during mating season at lizards, amphibians, and fish (sexual dimorphism): 1) Flying dragon (Draco volans); 2) Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor); 3) Western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata); 4) Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris); 5) Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra); 6) Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus); 7) European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus); 8) Northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus); 9) Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris). a = Colouring of the male during the mating, b = Normal colouring of the male. Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Fingered dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus)

Fingered dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus), sand-dwelling fish that walks on separated first ray of ventral fin. Feeds on tiny crustaceans sucked up from the sand or reef with its small but expandable mouth. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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VT-8802 Fingered Dragonet - Male

VT-8802
Fingered Dragonet - Male.
Papua New Guinea.
Dactylopus dactylopus,
These strange fish live on weedy or sandy bottoms where they walk around using their arm like pectoral fins as legs. They are very difficult to find.
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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