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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 60°N - 35°N, 11°W - 8°E
Northeast Atlantic: southern North Sea, Irish Sea, and southwestern Ireland to Portugal. Mediterranean Sea: Málaga, Spain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106276)
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Preopercular spine present. Antrorse (forward-pointing) spine at base very small, rudimentary or absent. Second dorsal in males with dark blotches in vertical or oblique rows, in females colorless (Ref. 232). Gill cover with 3 spines. Snout slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs in inshore waters, even intertidally, on sandy shores (Ref. 6444).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs and larvae pelagic (Ref. 5968).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.7 - 12.5, mean 10.5 °C (based on 484 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00555 - 0.01037), b=2.73 (2.68 - 2.78), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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