Eastern Australian longtail dragonet

Callionymus ogilbyi

A long tail confined to New South Wales waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Tropical fish

Callionymus ogilbyi, the Eastern Australian longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters off of New South Wales, Australia. The specific name honours the Irish-Australian zoologist and taxonomist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia.

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