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Summary for Callionymus reticulatus Larvae
Reticulated dragonet

Callionymus  reticulatus  Valenciennes, 1837
Family:	Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Reticulated dragonet
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic: southern North Sea, Irish Sea, and southwestern Ireland to Portugal. Mediterranean Sea: Málaga, Spain.
Adult biology:	Occurs in inshore waters, even intertidally, on sandy shores (Ref. 6444).
Diagnosis:	A preopercular spine appears at 5 mm length, bifurcates at 7-8 mm, and the tip of the ventral branch slightly bifurcates again at a length of 10 mm. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	temperate; 60°N - 35°N
Main Ref:	Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37)
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	Modified: Reyes, Rodolfo B.	Entered: Froese, Rainer

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

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