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Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898)
Ladder dragonet
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Paracallionymus: Greek, para = near, the side of + see under Callionymus.
More on author: Boulenger.
Etymology: Paracallionymus: Greek, para = near, the side of + see under Callionymus.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 37 - 457 m (Ref. 75992). Deep-water
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Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Luderitz Bay, Namibia to Inhaca, Mozambique.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Live specimens yellow in color; females with black spinous dorsal fin (Ref. 4405).
Mainly in deep water (Ref. 4405). Preyed upon by kingklip and other commercial species, as well as fur seals (Ref. 27121).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Fricke, Ronald | Collaborators
Fricke, R., 1986. Callionymidae. p. 770-774. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4405)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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