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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; curvispinis: From the Latin 'curva' meaning curved and 'spina' meaning spine, referring to its curved preopercular spines.
More on authors: Fricke & ZaiserBrownell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 16 - 18 m (Ref. 11666). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: known only from the type locality, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11666); 3.2 cm SL (female)
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Occurs on coarse sand, sometimes with algae or rubble (Ref. 11666).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. (Ref. 43239)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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