Little Dragon

16th March 2010, Tuesday

This 15cm long fish was found dead this morning on the tide line near the Mary Stanford Lifeboat House. It appears to be a Common Dragonet Callionymus lyra, which lives a life on the sandy sea bed trying to remain hidden and ambush prey – its eyes and gill openings are both on top of the head.

dragonet-side

dragonet-above

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Posted in Marine, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve | by Barry Yates

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