Species: Synchiropus dagmarae, Dagmar’s Dragonet
D2 edge concave in both sexes

Synchiropus dagmarae (Fricke, 1985)
Dagmar’s Dragonet
Elongate, somewhat depressed; no skin fold along side of belly; head relatively long (length before dorsal fin 30-35% SL); a small mouth that angles down when open, with a protrusible top jaw; a large, up-curved, two-pointed spine on the preoperculum, but no spines or the operculum; gill openings small and high on the shoulder; two dorsal fins, IV flexible spines + 8 soft rays, 1st dorsal spine elongate and filamentous in male, outer edge of 2nd dorsal slightly concave in both sexes; anal fin with 7 rays and no spines; pectorals large, rounded, usually 2 unbranched + 18-21 branched rays; pelvics insert under preopercular spine, large, reach past anal fin origin in males; tail fin long, with filaments in males; lateral line complete, extends onto tail fin; no scales.
Reddish; a distinct dark spot (heart-shaped in male) between last two dorsal fin spines at all sizes; second dorsal fin dark spotted; anal fin with black stripe near outer edge in female but not male; tail fin may have dark spots on upper half.
Reaches 22.5 cm.
Lives on soft bottoms.
Depth range: 45-700 m.
S Caribbean to Guyana.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent only
- GC non-endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 22.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 45
- Depth Range Max
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- 700