Callionymidae

Variegated ruddertail dragonet

Pseudocalliurichthys variegatus

Ten Centimeters Callionymid Fish from Western Pacific

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Small
• Temperate fish

Pseudocalliurichthys variegatus, the variegated ruddertail dragonet , is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific off southern Japan where it can be found in beds of Zostera sea grass, on sandy sea beds and among reef rubble. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.