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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
Eponymy: Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877) was a British explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.
Taxonomic Remarks
Issue on validity of subspecies: the subspecies Callionymus belcheri recurvispinnis is elevated as species rank as Callionymus recurvispinnis ((Li, 1966) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870). The species page will be created.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 18 - 36 m (Ref. 75992). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192).
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 7.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 757); 10.0 cm SL (female)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 4; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8. Head and body yellowish to brown. Back with many small white spots. Sides of body with white blotches surrounded with dark brown. Belly whitish first dorsal fin brownish, distal margin often blackish, in males with white spots. Second dorsal fin with light and dark streaks or small white spots. Anal fin in males with a dark streak, in females colourless or with distal dark spots. Lower two-thirds of caudal fin spotted with brown. Ventral margin of preopercular spine concave (Ref 42832).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 430 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00385 - 0.01189), b=2.84 (2.69 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 2.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=0.41-0.48; tmax=3).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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