| Family: |
Callionymidae (Dragonets) |
| Max. size: |
2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 14 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean: Japan. Photographed in Hawaii (Ref. 28618). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body moderately depressed. Preopercular spine long, without antrorse process at base and with 5 to 6 processes on inner side; posterior tip strongly upcurved. Lateral line on body conspicuously curved upward above the pectoral fin. Attains 2 cm SL. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in bottoms with coarse sand, broken shell, volcanic gravel, and small rocks with dead algae. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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