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Teleostei (teleosts) > Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name ; comptus: Named in reference to the many colorful markings of the male..
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Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 28 m (Ref. 33412). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33412)

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Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Body of males with a narrow lateral yellow stripe edged in pale blue spots and overlaid by six orangish brown to orange red blotches; cheeks yellowish with a dusky orange red spot and irregular blue lines and spots; first dorsal fin yellowish anteriorly and blackish to black posteriorly. Females whitish with irregular brown blotches dorsally on head and body, and a midlateral row of six roundish brown spots; posterior two-thirds of first dorsal fin black.

Collected from sand bottoms near outer ocean reefs (Ref. 33412, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302).

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Randall, J.E., 1999. Review of the dragonets (Pisces: Callionymidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Pac. Sci. 53(2):185-207. (Ref. 33412)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 27 January 2009

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00408 - 0.02036), b=2.77 (2.59 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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