Dainty dragonet
Draculo celetus
- Usual depth1.5 m
- Water temperature20–25 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Draculo is a genus of dragonets found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Draculo”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1.5 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dainty dragonet, dainty dragonet
Other scientific names: Charibarbitus celetus
Similar species
Goodlad's DragonetCallionymus goodladi
Finger DragonetDactylopus dactylopus
Green mandarinSynchiropus splendidus
- Common Dragonet
Callionymus enneactis
- Blotchfin dragonet
Callionymus filamentosus
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).
- 47 open-data records from 1963 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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