Foetorepus masudai Nakabo, 1987
Masuda’s dragonet
photo by Shao, K.T.

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and southern Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology:  Found on shelf edges (Ref. 43239).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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