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Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888) Spotfin dragonet |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Callionymidae (Dragonets) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 48 - 700 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Canadian Scotian shelf to just north of the Amazon mouth. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-7 | |||
| Biology: | Found on muddy or sandy bottoms (Ref. 13628). Neither opercular spine gland nor anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||