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> Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus:Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; kanakorum:Name after the local name of the inhabitants of the islands of New Caledonia, 'kanak' or 'canaque' a word of Polynesian origin. Eponymy: The Kanaky are an indigenous people in New Caledonia, where the shark and dragonet were first taken. As Séret puts it, the shark is “…dedicated to the Melanesian people of New Caledonia”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Fricke.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 110 - 800 m (Ref. 78107). Tropical
This species belonging to the Callionymus kaianus species-group, has the following characters: 9 unbranched second dorsal and anal fin rays (last one divided at its base); pectoral fin rays 20-22; preopercular spine dorsally with a small antrorse point and two large points which are equal in length; first spine of the first dorsal fin subequal in length with the first ray of the second dorsal fin, mostly with a short filament; margin of the second dorsal fin distally straight in both sexes; caudal fin with no median filaments; third membrane of first dorsal fin with an ocellate black blotch, a basal branch of which may extend to the second membrane; anal fin with a distal dark margin; caudal fin with a large lower and a small upper black area (Ref. 78107). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
Inhabits sandy bottoms with few rubble or coralline gravel and sand (Ref. 78107).
Fricke, R., 2006. Two new species and a new record of dragonets from New Caledonia (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (Biol.) 696:1-14. (Ref. 78107)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref. 123201): 12.9 - 20.3, mean 17.2 °C (based on 27 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00397 - 0.01910), b=2.78 (2.61 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
