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Smallhead dragonet

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Callionymidae

Scientific name
  
Callionymus erythraeus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Callionymus

Rank
  
Species

Callionymus erythraeus, the Smallhead dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft). It prefers sandy or muddy substrates with occasional rocks. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.

References

Smallhead dragonet Wikipedia