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Summary for Callionymus lyra Larvae
Dragonet

Callionymus  lyra  Linnaeus, 1758
Family:	Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Dragonet
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: southern Iceland and Norway south to Mauritania, including the northern Mediterranean, Gibraltar, and Algeria, western Black Sea, Aegean and Adriatic Sea, Azores and the Canary Islands.
Adult biology:	Occurs on sand and muddy bottoms from sublittoral to 200 m (Ref. 6444) and to 400 m or more (Ref. 9900). Feeds on small invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans. Territorial, males aggressive with each other. Complex courtship behavior consists of 4 phases: courtship, pairing, ascending, releasing eggs and milt. Pelagic eggs and larvae (Ref. 5968). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Neither opercular spine gland nor anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Diagnosis:	At about 4 mm length a preopercular spine appears which bifurcates at about 5 mm and becomes a three-pronged appearance at about 6 mm. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	temperate; 16 - 20°C; 65°N - 16°N
Main Ref:	Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Papasissi, Christine	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

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

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