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Draconettidae (Slope dragonets)
Etymology: Centrodraco: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 317 - 350 m (Ref. 13707). Deep-water
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13707)
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from off northwestern Australia.
Fricke, R., 1992. Revision of the family Draconettidae (Teleostei), with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. J. Nat. Hist. 26(1):165-195.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (-0.16711 - 0.17489), b=3.12 (3.03 - 3.21), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .