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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name .
More on author: Richardson.
Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: the subspecies Callionymus belcheri recurvispinnis is elevated as species rank as Callionymus recurvispinnis ((Li, 1966) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870). The species page will be created.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 18 - 36 m (Ref. 75992). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192).
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm 7.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 757); 10.0 cm SL (female)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 4; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 9; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8. Head and body yellowish to brown. Back with many small white spots. Sides of body with white blotches surrounded with dark brown. Belly whitish first dorsal fin brownish, distal margin often blackish, in males with white spots. Second dorsal fin with light and dark streaks or small white spots. Anal fin in males with a dark streak, in females colourless or with distal dark spots. Lower two-thirds of caudal fin spotted with brown. Ventral margin of preopercular spine concave (Ref 42832).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 430 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00406 - 0.01233), b=2.82 (2.67 - 2.97), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 2.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=0.41-0.48; tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).