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Male dragonets have an elongated first ray on the dorsal fin (aka a spike).
(Image below taken from the net)
Females have a much smaller, rounded dorsal fin without an elongated first ray.
(images below taken from Net)
Unless you fish has had the first ray broken, it's not a male.
Last edited by Rychek; Fri, 2nd Oct 2009 at 06:59 PM.
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