Dragonet | |
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Callionymus bairdi | |
Callionymus lyra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: |
Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Synonyms | |
Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982 |
Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982
Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980
Callionymus is a genus of dragonets found mostly in the Indian and Pacific oceans with a few species occurring in the Atlantic Ocean.
There are currently 110 recognized species in this genus: