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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
Eponymy: Dirk François Schaap (1816–1864) was a Dutch colonial administrator in Indonesia who became Resident at Bangka, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies; the type locality of this species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 48636). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)
Inhabits sand and mud flats, mostly estuarine or near rivers (Ref. 48636).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim (eds.), 2000. A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. (8):569-667. (Ref. 36648)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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