| Centrodraco | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Draconettidae |
| Genus: | Centrodraco Regan, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Draconetta acanthopoma Regan, 1904 | |
Centrodraco is a genus of slope dragonets found in deep waters of the Atlantic, Indian & Pacific Oceans.
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
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Pseudolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Foetorepus is a genus of dragonets. The validity of this genus has been questioned with some experts regarding it as a junior synonym of Synchiropus.
Helcogramma is a genus in the triplefin family Tripterygiidae. The blennies in the genus Helcogramma are found throughout the Indo-Pacific and in the South Atlantic Ocean off the islands of St Helena and Ascension.
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Phenacoscorpius is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Callionymus is a genus of dragonets found mostly in the Indian and Pacific oceans with a few species occurring in the Atlantic Ocean.
The mirrorwing flyingfish is a flying fish of the family Exocoetidae. It was first described by the French zoologist, Achille Valenciennes in a 22-volume work titled Histoire naturelle des poissons, which was a collaboration with Georges Cuvier.
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Dactylopus is a genus of dragonets native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Diplogrammus is a genus of dragonets.
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Pentaceros is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, armorheads from the family Pentacerotidae. They are native to the Pacific, Indian, and eastern Atlantic Oceans. Pentaceros is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Pentacerotinae.
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