Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Callionymidae Scientific name Callionymus filamentosus | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Callionymus Rank Species | |
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Similar Arrow dragonet, Risso’s dragonet, Callionymus, Diplogrammus | ||
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.
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