Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Uniformly buff or darker in color, with black pigment spots (Ref. 4405).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Draculo

Species: Draculo celetus (Smith, 1963)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Durban, South Africa. Southeast Atlantic: eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biology

Occurs in rocky tide pools and along the shore.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless