Spotted dragonet
| Spotted dragonet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 | |
Callionymus maculatus, the Spotted dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it occurs at depths of from 45 to 650 metres (148 to 2,133 ft). This species is important to local peoples engaged in subsistence fishing. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus maculatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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