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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name .
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 15 - 150 m. Subtropical; 46°N - 31°N, 10°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: northern Mediterranean, from Gibraltar to the coast of Israel, including the Adriatic, Aegean and western and northern Black Sea; also Algeria and Tunisia. Rarely seen off Portugal.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 88088); common length : 4.0 cm hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3397); publicerad maxvikt: 38.60 g (Ref. 88088)
Found on sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters. Feeds on small bottom invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans. Oviparous, eggs and larvae are pelagic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Fricke, R., 1986. Callionymidae. p. 1086-1093. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 5968)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.1 - 18.7, mean 14.8 °C (based on 118 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00662 - 0.01094), b=2.76 (2.71 - 2.81), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 95.7 [22.0, 289.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.27 [0.47, 4.54] mg/100g; Protein = 3.08 [0.00, 6.84] %; Omega3 = 0.306 [0.132, 0.675] g/100g; Selenium = 20.3 [4.0, 57.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.1 [5.3, 50.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.02 [0.52, 2.04] mg/100g (wet weight);