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Sand dragonet

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Callionymidae

Scientific name
  
Callionymus marleyi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Callionymus

Rank
  
Species

Callionymus marleyi, the Sand dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) over sandy substrates. Its diet consists mostly of benthic invertebrates. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.

References

Sand dragonet Wikipedia


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