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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Foetorepus: Latin, foetus = foetus + Greek,repo = to incline, to slope (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym: Talara, Peru, is where the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hildebrand & Barton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
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Southeast Pacific: Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T. and K.E. Hartel, 1999. Foetorepus goodenbeani: a new species of dragonet (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Copeia 1999(1):114-121. (Ref. 31053)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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