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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
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 60°N - 35°N, 11°W - 8°E
Northeast Atlantic: southern North Sea, Irish Sea, and southwestern Ireland to Portugal. Mediterranean Sea: Málaga, Spain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106276)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 10. Preopercular spine present. Antrorse (forward-pointing) spine at base very small, rudimentary or absent. Second dorsal in males with dark blotches in vertical or oblique rows, in females colorless (Ref. 232). Gill cover with 3 spines. Snout slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).
Occurs in inshore waters, even intertidally, on sandy shores (Ref. 6444).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs and larvae pelagic (Ref. 5968).
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. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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