198 Species in Family Callionymidae
Nominal species list for Callionymidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835 Tentacled dragonet
Bathycallionymus kaianus (Günther, 1880) Kai Island deepwater dragonet
Callionymus aagilis Fricke, 1999 Slow dragonet
Callionymus acutirostris Fricke, 1981 Pointed dragonet
Callionymus afilum Fricke, 2000 Northern Australian longtail dragonet
Callionymus africanus (Kotthaus, 1977) African deepwater dragonet
Callionymus alisae Fricke, 2016 Alis dragonet
Callionymus altipinnis Fricke, 1981 Highfin deepwater dragonet
Callionymus amboina Suwardji, 1965 Ambon darter dragonet
Callionymus annulatus Weber, 1913 Big-head dragonet
Callionymus australis Fricke, 1983 Australian stinkfish
Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888 Lancer dragonet
Callionymus belcheri Richardson, 1844 Belcher’s dragonet
Callionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900 Whitespotted dragonet
Callionymus bentuviai Fricke, 1981 Ben-Tuvia’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus bifilum Fricke, 2000 NW Australian deepwater dragonet
Callionymus bleekeri Fricke, 1983 Bleeker’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus boucheti Fricke, 2017 Bouchet’s dragonet
Callionymus brevianalis Fricke, 1983 Small ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus caeruleonotatus Gilbert, 1905 Bluespotted dragonet
Callionymus carebares Alcock, 1890 Indian deepwater dragonet
Callionymus colini Fricke, 1993 Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet
Callionymus comptus Randall, 1999 Ornamented dragonet
Callionymus cooperi Regan, 1908 Cooper’s dragonet
Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 Horn dragonet
Callionymus curvispinis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993 Izu ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus decoratus (Gilbert, 1905) Decorated dragonet
Callionymus delicatulus Smith, 1963 Delicate dragonet
Callionymus doryssus (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) Japanese filamentous dragonet
Callionymus draconis Nakabo, 1977 Japanese spiny dragonet
Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879 Mangrove dragonet
Callionymus erythraeus Ninni, 1934 Smallhead dragonet
Callionymus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1837 Banded dragonet
Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 Blotchfin dragonet
Callionymus flavus Fricke, 1983 Yellow ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus fluviatilis Day, 1876 River dragonet
Callionymus formosanus Fricke, 1981 Taiwanese deepwater dragonet
Callionymus futuna Fricke, 1998 Futuna deepwater dragonet
Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908 Longtail dragonet
Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944) Goodlad's stinkfish
Callionymus grossi Ogilby, 1910 Gross's stinkfish
Callionymus guentheri Fricke, 1981 Günther’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus hainanensis Li, 1966 Hainan darter dragonet
Callionymus hildae Fricke, 1981 Hilde’s darter dragonet
Callionymus hindsii Richardson, 1844 Hinds' dragonet
Callionymus ikedai (Nakabo, Senou & Aizawa, 1998) Ryukyu ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus io Fricke, 1983 Andaman Sea spiny dragonet
Callionymus izuensis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993 Izu dragonet
Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Japanese longtail dragonet
Callionymus kailolae Fricke, 2000 Kailola’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus kanakorum Fricke, 2006
Callionymus keeleyi Fowler, 1941 Keeley’s dragonet
Callionymus koreanus (Nakabo, Jeon & Li, 1987) Korean dragonet
Callionymus kotthausi Fricke, 1981 Kotthaus’ deepwater dragonet
Callionymus leucobranchialis Fowler, 1941 Whitegill dragonet
Callionymus leucopoecilus Fricke & Lee, 1993 Korean darter dragonet
Callionymus limiceps Ogilby, 1908 Rough-headed dragonet
Callionymus lunatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Moon dragonet
Callionymus luridus Fricke, 1981 Macclesfield longtail dragonet
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758 Dragonet
Callionymus macclesfieldensis Fricke, 1983 Macclesfield dragonet
Callionymus macdonaldi Ogilby, 1911 Australian darter dragonet
Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
Callionymus madangensis Fricke, 2014 Madang dragonet
Callionymus margaretae Regan, 1905 Margaret's dragonet
Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919 Sand dragonet
Callionymus marquesensis Fricke, 1989 Marquesas ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus martinae Fricke, 1981 Martina’s dragonet
Callionymus mascarenus Fricke, 1983 Mauritius dragonet
Callionymus megastomus Fricke, 1982 Indian megamouth dragonet
Callionymus melanotopterus Bleeker, 1850 Indonesian flag dragonet
Callionymus meridionalis Suwardji, 1965 Whiteflag dragonet
Callionymus moretonensis Johnson, 1971 Queensland stinkfish
Callionymus mortenseni Suwardji, 1965 Mortensen’s darter dragonet
Callionymus muscatensis Regan, 1905 Muscat dragonet
Callionymus neptunius (Seale, 1910) Long-tail dragonet
Callionymus obscurus Fricke, 1989 Obscure dragonet
Callionymus ochiaii Fricke, 1981 Japanese lowfin deepwater dragonet
Callionymus octostigmatus Fricke, 1981 Eightspot dragonet
Callionymus ogilbyi Fricke, 2002 Eastern Australian longtail dragonet
Callionymus omanensis Fricke, Jawad & Al-Mamry, 2014 Oman dragonet
Callionymus oxycephalus Fricke, 1980 Red Sea spiny dragonet
Callionymus persicus Regan, 1905 Persian dragonet
Callionymus petersi Fricke, 2016 Peters’s dragonet
Callionymus planus Ochiai, 1955 Japanese darter dragonet
Callionymus platycephalus Fricke, 1983 Flathead dragonet
Callionymus pleurostictus Fricke, 1982 Blue-spotted ruddertail dragonet
Callionymus profundus Fricke & Golani, 2013
Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809 Sailfin dragonet
Callionymus regani Nakabo, 1979 Regan’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837 Reticulated dragonet
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814 Risso’s dragonet
Callionymus rivatoni Fricke, 1993 New Caledonian longtail dragonet
Callionymus russelli Johnson, 1976 Russell’s dragonet
Callionymus sagitta Pallas, 1770 Arrow dragonet
Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926 Lord Howe longtail dragonet
Callionymus scabriceps Fowler, 1941 Jolo dragonet
Callionymus schaapii Bleeker, 1852 Short-snout sand-dragonet
Callionymus semeiophor Fricke, 1983 Nusa Tenggara deepwater dragonet
Callionymus sereti Fricke, 1998 Séret’s dragonet
Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837 Simple-spined dragonet
Callionymus sokonumeri Kamohara, 1936 Japanese highfin deepwater dragonet
Callionymus sphinx Fricke & Heckele, 1984 Sphinx dragonet
Callionymus stigmatopareius Fricke, 1981 Mozambique dragonet
Callionymus sublaevis McCulloch, 1926 Australian filamentous dragonet
Callionymus superbus Fricke, 1983 Proud dragonet
Callionymus tenuis Fricke, 1981 Tiny dragonet
Callionymus tethys Fricke, 1993 Tethys dragonet
Callionymus umbrithorax Fowler, 1941 Philippine darkthroat dragonet
Callionymus valenciennei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Valenciennes’ dragonet
Callionymus vietnamensis Fricke & Vo, 2018 Vietnamese longtail dragonet
Callionymus whiteheadi Fricke, 1981 Whitehead’s deepwater dragonet
Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000 Wongat dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837) Fingered dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri (Fricke, 1992) Orange-black dragonet
Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) Goram dragonet
Diplogrammus gruveli Smith, 1963 Gruvel’s dragonet
Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963 Sawspine dragonet
Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) Spotted dragonet
Diplogrammus paucispinis Fricke & Bogorodsky, 2014 Saudi Arabian dragonet
Diplogrammus pygmaeus Fricke, 1981 Pygmy dragonet
Diplogrammus randalli Fricke, 1983 Randall’s fold dragonet
Diplogrammus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) Japanese fold dragonet
Draculo celetus (Smith, 1963) Dainty dragonet
Draculo maugei (Smith, 1966) Maugé’s dragonet
Draculo mirabilis Snyder, 1911 Wonder dragonet
Draculo pogognathus (Gosline, 1959) Hawaiian wonder dragonet
Draculo shango (Davis & Robins, 1966) Shango dragonet
Eleutherochir opercularis (Valenciennes, 1837) Flap-gilled dragonet
Eocallionymus papilio (Günther, 1864) Painted stinkfish
Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888) Spotfin dragonet
Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844) Common stinkfish
Foetorepus dagmarae (Fricke, 1985) Dagmar’s dragonet
Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)
Foetorepus kamoharai Nakabo, 1983
Foetorepus masudai Nakabo, 1987 Masuda’s dragonet
Foetorepus paxtoni (Fricke, 2000) Paxton’s dragonet
Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880) Bight stinkfish
Foetorepus talarae (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949)
Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898) Ladder dragonet
Protogrammus alboranensis Fricke, Ordines, Farias & García-Ruiz, 2016
Protogrammus antipodus Fricke, 2006
Protogrammus sousai (Maul, 1972) Meteor dragonet
Pseudocalliurichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) Variegated ruddertail dragonet
Repomucenus calcaratus (Macleay, 1881) Spotted stinkfish
Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1858) Huguenin’s dragonet
Repomucenus olidus (Günther, 1873) Chinese darter dragonet
Repomucenus ornatipinnis (Regan, 1905) Japanese ornate dragonet
Repomucenus virgis (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) Virgin dragonet
Spinicapitichthys spiniceps (Regan, 1908) Seychelles spiny dragonet
Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) Highfin bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) Antler dragonet
Synchiropus australis (Nakabo & McKay, 1989) Queensland bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus bartelsi Fricke, 1981 Bartel's dragonet
Synchiropus circularis Fricke, 1984 Circled dragonet
Synchiropus claudiae Fricke, 1990 Claudia's dragonet
Synchiropus corallinus (Gilbert, 1905) Exclamation point dragonet
Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 Deland’s dragonet
Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) Palefin dragonet
Synchiropus grandoculis Fricke, 2000 Western Australian bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 Philippines dragonet
Synchiropus hawaiiensis Fricke, 2000 Hawaiian bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus ijimai Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Japanese dragonet
Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen, 1983) Kanmu dragonet
Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen, 1983) Kinmei dragonet
Synchiropus kiyoae Fricke & Zaiser, 1983 Kiyo’s dragonet
Synchiropus laddi Schultz, 1960 Ladd's dragonet
Synchiropus lateralis (Richardson, 1844) Chinese ornate dragonet
Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837) Indian ornate dragonet
Synchiropus marmoratus (Peters, 1855) Marbled dragonet
Synchiropus minutulus Fricke, 1981 Minute flagfin dragonet
Synchiropus monacanthus Smith, 1935 Deep-water dragonet
Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960 Morrison's dragonet
Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & Fricke, 1985 Moyer's dragonet
Synchiropus novaecaledoniae Fricke, 1993 West Jumeau bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus novaehiberniensis Fricke, 2016 New Ireland dragonet
Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) Ocellated dragonet
Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synchiropus orstom Fricke, 2000 Orstom dragonet
Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) Phaeton dragonet
Synchiropus picturatus (Peters, 1877) Picturesque dragonet
Synchiropus postulus Smith, 1963 Dwarf dragonet
Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) High-finned dragonet
Synchiropus randalli Clark & Fricke, 1985 Randall's dragonet
Synchiropus richeri Fricke, 2000 Richer’s dragonet
Synchiropus rosulentus Randall, 1999 Rosy dragonet
Synchiropus rubrovinctus (Gilbert, 1905) Tiny Hawaiian dragonet
Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 Seychelles dragonet
Synchiropus signipinnis Fricke, 2000 Chesterfield bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) Mandarinfish
Synchiropus springeri Fricke, 1983 Springer's dragonet
Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963 Starry dragonet
Synchiropus sycorax Tea & Gill, 2016 Ruby dragonet
Synchiropus tudorjonesi Allen & Erdmann, 2012 Redback dragonet
Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) Valdivia dragonet
Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 Zamboangan dragonet
Tonlesapia amnica Ng & Rainboth, 2011 Mekong delta dragonet
Tonlesapia tsukawakii Motomura & Mukai, 2006
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