| Family: |
Callionymidae (Dragonets) |
| Max. size: |
24.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 48 - 700 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Canadian Scotian shelf to just north of the Amazon mouth. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-7 |
| Biology: |
Found on muddy or sandy bottoms (Ref. 13628). Neither opercular spine gland nor anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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