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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; leucopoecilus: From the Greek word 'leucos' meaning white, light and 'poecilos' meaning spotted, referring to the numerous light spots on the dorsal parts of the head and body.
More on authors: Fricke & Lee.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11665); 7.9 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R. and C.-L. Lee, 1993. Callionymus leucopoecilus, a new dragonet (Callionymidae) from the Yellow Sea. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 39(4):275-279. (Ref. 11665)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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