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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
Eponymy: Dr Patricia ‘Tricia’ J Kailola is an Australian biologist, fish taxonomist and fisheries scientist consultant, and honorary fellow at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 204 m (Ref. 46206). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., L.A. Jawad and J.M. Al-Mamry, 2014. Callionymus omanensis, a new species of dragonet from Oman, north-western Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). J. Fish Biol. 85(5):1303-1319. (Ref. 96973)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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