Callionymidae

Japanese spiny dragonet

Callionymus draconis

Antitropical dragonet between Japan and western Australia

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Small
• Temperate fish

Callionymus draconis, the Japanese spiny dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to temperate regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans around Japan and western Australia where it occurs at depths of around 138 metres (453 ft).