''Centrodraco'' is a
genus
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of
slope dragonet
The Draconettidae, slope dragonets, are a small family (about 14 species) of fish in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are closely related to, and appea ...
s found in
deep waters of the
Atlantic
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,
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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* South Asia ...
&
Pacific Ocean
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s.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Centrodraco abstractum''
R. Fricke, 2002 (Abstract slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco acanthopoma''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1904) (North Atlantic slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco atrifilum''
R. Fricke, 2010
* ''
Centrodraco fidelis''
R. Fricke, 2015 [Fricke, R. (2015): ''Centrodraco fidelis'' (Draconettidae), a new deepwater dragonet species from the southern Loyalty Ridge, southwestern Pacific Ocean. ''Cybium, 39 (3): 211-217.'']
* ''
Centrodraco gegonipus''
( Parin, 1982) (Sala y Gómez slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco insolitus''
( McKay, 1971) (Western Australian slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco lineatus''
R. Fricke, 1992
* ''
Centrodraco nakaboi''
R. Fricke, 1992 (Nakabo's slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco oregonus''
( Briggs & F. H. Berry, 1959) (Brazilian slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco ornatus''
( Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) (Ornate slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco otohime''
Nakabo & Yamamoto, 1980
* ''
Centrodraco pseudoxenicus''
( Kamohara, 1952) (Japanese slope dragonet)
* ''
Centrodraco rubellus''
R. Fricke, Chave & Suzumoto, 1992
* ''
Centrodraco striatus''
( Parin, 1982) (Striped slope dragonet)
References
Draconettidae
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