Mangrove dragonet (Callionymus enneactis)

Scientific name: Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879

Mangrove dragonet (Callionymus enneactis)

The Mangrove dragonet (Callionymus enneactis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Callionymidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Has distinctive dorsal fin with large pale-edged black ocellus between 3rd and 4th spine, and barred pattern below cheek.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Callionymus enneactis
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
15 m (49 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to the Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to northwestern Australia; Palau and Yap in Micronesia. Probably specimens from eastern Indonesia, northeastern Australia, and the Loyalty and Hawaiian islands, may also be this species.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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