Dactylopus kuiteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Dactylopus |
Species: | D. kuiteri
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Binomial name | |
Dactylopus kuiteri (
R. Fricke, 1992)
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Dactylopus kuiteri, known commonly as the Kuiter's dragonet, is a species of marine fish in the family Callionymidae.
The Kuiter's dragonet is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region and particularly around Indonesia. [1]
This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. [2]
The specific name honours the collector and author of the Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes, Rudie H. Kuiter. [1]