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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; izuensis: Named for its type locality, Izu Island, Japan.
More on authors: Fricke & ZaiserBrownell.
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Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 16 - 18 m (Ref. 11666). Temperate
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42598); 8.3 cm SL (female)
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Found on coarse sand, sometimes with broken shells and coral rubble (Ref. 11666).
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Fricke, R. and M.Z. Brownell, 1993. Two new dragonets of the genus Callionymus (Callionymidae) and a record of Callionymus corallinus from Miyake-jima, Izu Islands, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 40(1):1-10. (Ref. 11666)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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