Blotchfin dragonet
| Blotchfin dragonet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. filamentosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 | |
Callionymus filamentosus, the Blotchfin dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It also now occurs in the Mediterranean Sea having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. This species occurs at depths of from 16 to 350 metres (52 to 1,148 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus filamentosus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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