Family Callionymidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Callionymus Rank Species | |
Callionymus goodladi, Goodlad's stinkfish, is a species of dragonet native to the waters off of northwestern Australia. This bottom-dwelling species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.
Discovered in Western Australia by Matt Goodlad, who was a Shetland Islander who migrated to Western Australia in the 1920s with his brother James. They both worked for the govt fisheries dept at some stage as inspectors.
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Goodlad's stinkfish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA