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Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861)

Phaeton dragonet
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Greece country information

Common names: Kalionymos makrouros, Καλλιώνυμος μάκρουρος
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 2002
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Common names from other countries

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

> Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 80 - 848 m (Ref. 56504).   Subtropical; 45°N - 4°S, 32°W - 36°E

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

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and the Azores to Gabon, including the Mediterranean.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5968); 12.0 cm TL (female); common length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5968); common length :8 cm TL (female)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Depth range from 80-650 m (Ref. 06941) and from 302-848 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Found on sand or mud bottoms. Territorial, males aggressive to each other. Feeds on small bottom invertebrates, mainly worms, snails and crustaceans. Eggs and larvae pelagic (Ref. 5968). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 26999.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

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

Davis, W.P and R. Fricke, 1990. Callionymidae. p. 921-924. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6941)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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