Whitespotted dragonet (Callionymus beniteguri)

Scientific name: Callionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Whitespotted dragonet (Callionymus beniteguri)

The Whitespotted dragonet (Callionymus beniteguri) is a marine fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, central Japan and the East China Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 4; Dorsal soft rays: 9-10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Preopercular spine short. In male, 1st and 2nd dorsal spines elongate and filamentous; anal fin membrane with many dark oblique lines. In the female, the posterior half of the 1st dorsal fin black. In the female and young male, marbled brown-colored area on lateral side of body rimmed with many small white circles. Attains 16 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Callionymus beniteguri
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: central Japan and the East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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