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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; madangensis: Named for its type locality, Madang (Papua New Guinea).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 40 m (Ref. 97649). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97649)
Collected on soft bottom in the deeper parts of the lagoon, where this species is possibly restricted to in the Madang area at depths of approximately 30-40 m (Ref. 97649)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 2014. Callionymus madangensis, a new species of dragonet from Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 13:1-15. (Ref. 97649)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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