Species: Foetorepus dagmarae, Dagmar’s dragonet

Foetorepus 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.