Callionymidae
Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)
Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)
Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish, is a small reef fish famous for getting its blue color from cellular pigment.
Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960
Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960
Synchiropus morrisoni, or Morrison's dragonet, is a small reef fish found across the western and central Indo-Pacific.
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
Risso's dragonet (Callionymus risso) is a small dragonet species native to the Mediterranean and Black Seas, rarely seen off Portugal.
Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809
Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809
Callionymus pusillus, the sailfin dragonet, is a common small benthic dragonet found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra (common dragonet) is a demersal North Atlantic fish found down to 430m, with minor commercial use.
Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944)
Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944)
Goodlad's stinkfish (Callionymus goodladi) is a bottom-dwelling dragonet native to waters off northwestern Australia.
Dactylopus kuiteri (Fricke, 1992)
Dactylopus kuiteri (Fricke, 1992)
Kuiter's dragonet (Dactylopus kuiteri) is a tropical Indo-Pacific marine dragonet species that grows up to 15 cm TL.
Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837)
The fingered dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus) is a central Indo-Pacific marine dragonet species that is sold in the aquarium trade.
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