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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; vietnamensis: 'vietnamensis', i.e., refers to the type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 68 m (Ref. 119505). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119505)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R. and V.V. Quang, 2018. Callionymus vietnamensis, a new species of dragonet from the South China Sea off southern Vietnam, with a review of the subgenus Callionymus (Calliurichthys) Jordan & Fowler 1903 (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa 3(2):433-452. (Ref. 119505)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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