Callionymus platycephalus Fricke, 1983
Flathead dragonet
Flathead dragonet

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  8.63 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.23 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 48 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: Visayan Sea, USNM 231409 (holotype of Callionymus platycephalus, 7.98 cm SL, male) (Ref. 34729). Also Ref. 75992.


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