Callionymidae

Common stinkfish

Foetorepus calauropomus

Thirty Centimeters Callionymid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The common stinkfish (Foetorepus calauropomus), also known as the crookspined dragonet, is a species of dragonet found in temperate waters across the eastern part of the Indian Ocean, populating areas around Australia, as far as Tasmania. This species can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) TL and occurs at depths of 15 metres (49 ft) to 183 metres (600 ft).