Goram Dragonet
Diplogrammus goramensis
- Usual depth1–19 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Diplogrammus goramensis, or Goram dragonet is a species of tropical marine fish in the dragonet family, Callionymidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean from China to Fiji.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diplogrammus goramensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 30 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–19 m · Deepest record: 31 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Photos
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Goram Dragonet
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Dragonnet de Goram
- Japanese
- Minamikobunumeri, ミナミコブヌメリ
Other scientific names: Callionymus goramensis, Diplogrammus goramemsis
Similar species
Finger DragonetDactylopus dactylopus
Green mandarinSynchiropus splendidus
- Common Dragonet
Callionymus enneactis
- Blotchfin dragonet
Callionymus filamentosus
Leafy DragonetAnaora tentaculata
Sidespotted DragonetCallionymus pleurostictus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 287 open-data records from 1940 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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