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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; ikedai: Named for Yuji Ikeda who reared the male paratype to maturity in an aquarium.
Eponymy: Yuji Ikeda, about whom we are told very little in the etymology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 8 m (Ref. 27315). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Iriomote Island, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27315)
Found over sandy-muddy bottom (Ref. 27315).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T., H. Senou and M. Aizawa, 1998. New species of Pseudocalliurichthys (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from Iriomote Island, Japan. Copeia 1998(2):451-455. (Ref. 27315)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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