Blotchfin dragonet
The Blotchfin dragonet (Callionymus filamentosus) is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It also now occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, where it was first recorded in 1953 off Israel, [1] having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. This species occurs at depths of from 16 to 350 metres (52 to 1,148 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.[2]
| Blotchfin dragonet | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. filamentosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 | |
References
- F.D. Por (1978). Lessepsian Migration: The Influx of Red Sea Biota into the Mediterranean by Way of the Suez Canal Volume 23 of Ecological Studies (2012 reprint). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 104. ISBN 3642667287.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus filamentosus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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