Diplogrammus Explained

Diplogrammus is a genus of dragonets.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

• Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Goram dragonet)
• Diplogrammus gruveli J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Gruvel's dragonet)
• Diplogrammus infulatus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Indian Ocean fold dragonet)
• Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) (Spotted dragonet)
• Diplogrammus paucispinis R. Fricke & Bogorodsky, 2014 (Saudi Arabian dragonet) ^[1]
• Diplogrammus pygmaeus R. Fricke, 1981 (Pygmy dragonet)
• Diplogrammus randalli R. Fricke, 1983 (Randall's fold dragonet)
• Diplogrammus xenicus (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (Japanese fold dragonet)

D. pauciradiatus is sometimes placed in its own monotypic genus Chalinops.

Notes and References

1. Fricke, R., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. (2014): Review of the genus Diplogrammus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History, 48 (39-40): 2419-2448.