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Smallhead dragonet

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Smallhead dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. erythraeus
Binomial name
Callionymus erythraeus
E. Ninni, 1934

The smallhead dragonet (Callionymus erythraeus) is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft). It prefers sandy or muddy substrates with occasional rocks. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus erythraeus". FishBase. February 2013 version.