African deepwater dragonet

Callionymus africanus

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa

Callionymus africanus, the African deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 178 to 220 metres (584 to 722 ft) off Kenya and Zanzibar and over the Chain Ridge seamount.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar); Seamount on Chain Ridge.

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