The Dragonet is a small, temperate water fish that has large spines projecting back from the rear of the head. Juvenile dragonet have a drab grey-brown appearance, making them difficult to see in rockpools and on the shallow reefs where they live. Adults generally live in caves in deeper water and often have a bright red background colouration, which blends in with nearby coralline algae-encrusted rock.

At a glance

Habitat It is found in a range of habitats including rocky reefs, tide pools and wharf pilings in temperate marine waters
Size Can grow to around 28 cm whilst smaller individuals are more common
Origin Endemic
Distribution From southern New South Wales to the central coast of South Australia and throughout coastal Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
From southern New South Wales to the central coast of South Australia and throughout coastal Tasmania
Habitat
It is found in a range of habitats including rocky reefs, tide pools and wharf pilings in temperate marine waters
Size
Can grow to around 28 cm whilst smaller individuals are more common
Common Name Dragonet
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderNotothenioidei
FamilyBovichtidae
GenusBovichtus
SpeciesBovichtus angustifrons
Synonyms

Synonyms

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