Taiwanese deepwater dragonet

Callionymus formosanus

Male anal fin orange edged with blue stripes

Taiwanese deepwater dragonet is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 17 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan and the South China Sea. More recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897 ).

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