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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 42 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27315)
Lives near mangroves and reefs on sandy or silty mud bottoms at 1-42 m deep (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth of 0 m reported from 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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