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Summary for Callionymus maculatus Larvae

Callionymus  maculatus  Rafinesque, 1810
Family:	Callionymidae (Dragonets)			( not available )
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: southern and western Iceland and Norway south to Senegal. Also in the Mediterranean, including the Adriatic and Aegean but not in the Black Sea.
Adult biology:	Benthic on sandy bottoms. Feeds on small bottom invertebrates mainly worms, snails and crustaceans. Eggs and larvae pelagic (Ref. 5968).
Diagnosis:	Distinguishing characters at 5 mm: the edge of the preopercular crest finishes with a simple point and not with a fork as in C. lyra. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	temperate; 65°N - 12°N
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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Page created by Eli 09.11.99, last modified by Eli 04.03.05.