Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan
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Diplogrammus xenicus lives on sandy, volcanic bottoms of rocky or coral reefs with shells and coral fragments.
The body and head of the lyrefish are slightly depressed, it has long spines on the preoperculum and a ventro-lateral skin fold below the lateral line.
The first dorsal fin spine is elongated in males but not in females.
The body is light brown with many light and dark spots, the anal fin in males is dark and translucent in females.
With the variety of color patterns, these lyrefishes are usually very well adapted to the substrate.
The main predator in Japan is the lizardfish Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953, which mostly preys on careless, courting or foraging males.
Synonyms:
Calymmichthys xenicus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Dactylopus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
The body and head of the lyrefish are slightly depressed, it has long spines on the preoperculum and a ventro-lateral skin fold below the lateral line.
The first dorsal fin spine is elongated in males but not in females.
The body is light brown with many light and dark spots, the anal fin in males is dark and translucent in females.
With the variety of color patterns, these lyrefishes are usually very well adapted to the substrate.
The main predator in Japan is the lizardfish Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953, which mostly preys on careless, courting or foraging males.
Synonyms:
Calymmichthys xenicus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Dactylopus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
