Callionymus pleurostictus Fricke, 1982
Blue-spotted ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus pleurostictus
photo by Greenfield, J.

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  2.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 42 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to northern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Recorded from Raja Ampat Islands and Komodo (Ref. 47567). Also known from Molucca and Kei islands, and West Papua (Ref. 90102). Also Ref. 43239.


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