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Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837

Blotchfin dragonet
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Turkey country information

Common names: Mine balığı, Üzgün balığı
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Mersin and Iskenderun Bays, eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 41077). Also recorded from Anamur (Ref. 94612). Currently distributed along the entire northern Levant coasts but not in the Aegean Sea (Ref. 94612). Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 50162).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bilecenoğlu, M., Taskavak E., S. Mater and M. Kaya, 2002
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Common filamentous dragonet, Threadfin dragonet, Dragonnet de Mer Rouge, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name .
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 350 m (Ref. 58488), usually 5 - 100 m (Ref. 89972).   Subtropical; 30°N - 27°S, 32°E - 169°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique and eastward to Taiwan. Migrated to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4405)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 4; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 9. Light brown in color with dark spots on sides; fins with dark brown spots; males with black stripes or blotches on 1st dorsal fin, females with black blotch on 3rd membrane (Ref. 4405). Ventral margin of preopercular spine convex (Ref 42832).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found on sandy and muddy substrate of the coastal area down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 5213). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 4405. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, mainly crustaceans and worms (Ref. 5968). Minimum depth of 2 m reported from Ref. 90102.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Fricke, Ronald | Collaboratori

Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.9 - 27.9, mean 24 (based on 810 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00668 - 0.01973), b=2.76 (2.62 - 2.90), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).