Arrow dragonet (Callionymus sagitta)

Scientific name: Callionymus sagitta Pallas, 1770

Arrow dragonet (Callionymus sagitta)

The Arrow dragonet (Callionymus sagitta) is a brackish-water fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Arabian Peninsula to the Philippines. Occurs in the Mekong delta of Viet Nam and probably also in Cambodia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. Head and body sand yellow, covered with numerous small dark spots. Ventral sides whitish. Dorsal fin black, first membrane often (at least basally) whitish in females. Anal fin white. Second dorsal, caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins spotted with brown (Ref 42832).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Callionymus sagitta
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Peninsula to the Philippines. Occurs in the Mekong delta of Viet Nam and probably also in Cambodia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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