Sawspine dragonet
Diplogrammus infulatus
- Usual depth4–110 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Christophe Cadet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Diplogrammus infulatus, or Indian Ocean fold dragonet or Sawspine dragonet is a species of tropical marine fish in the dragonet family, Callionymidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–110 m · Deepest record: 275 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sawspine dragonet, sawspine dragonet
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Dragonnet de sable
Similar species
Goram DragonetDiplogrammus goramensis
Japanese Fold DragonetDiplogrammus xenicus
Goodlad's DragonetCallionymus goodladi
Finger DragonetDactylopus dactylopus
Green mandarinSynchiropus splendidus
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).
- 69 open-data records from 1948 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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