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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; macclesfieldensis: Named after its type locality, Macclesfield Bank.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 77 - 82 m (Ref. 34729). Tropical
Northwest Pacific: Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34729)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 1983. Revision of the Indo-Pacific genera and species of the dragonet family Callionymidae (Teleostei). Theses Zool. (THESESZ) 3:1-774. (Ref. 34729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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