Mangrove dragonet

Callionymus enneactis

Eight centimeters hidden in mangrove mud and reef lagoons

Mangrove dragonet is known from Western Pacific as a fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to the Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to northwestern Australia; Palau and Yap in Micronesia. Probably specimens from eastern Indonesia, northeastern Australia, and the Loyalty and Hawaiian islands, may also be this species.

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