Callionymus
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Callionymus is a genus of dragonets in the family Callionymidae, accepted in both WoRMS and GBIF taxonomy.[1][2] The genus was established by Linnaeus in 1758.[1][2] GBIF holds 362,273 occurrence records for Callionymus as of 7 October 2026.[2]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassActinopterygii
- DivisionTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilyCallionymidae
- GenusCallionymus
Named by Linnaeus, 1758
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Callionymus (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Type species
- Callionymus lyra
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
Callionymus species are found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.[1] The genus includes 110 currently recognized species.[3] Fossil species of Callionymus are known, mostly from isolated otoliths.[4] One fossil species, Callionymus macrocephalus, is known from more than just otoliths.[4]
A fossil species was described from the Middle Miocene of southern Russia.[4] The genus is placed in the order Callionymiformes according to WoRMS.[1] GBIF places Callionymus in the order Perciformes.[2]
What the specialist sources record
The WoRMS record lists Callionymus as accepted in the family Callionymidae.[1] The GBIF Backbone Taxonomy accepts Callionymus as a genus in the kingdom Animalia.[2] A 2007 paper by Sytchevskaya describes a dragonet from the Middle Miocene of southern Russia.[4]
References
- World Register of Marine Species, Callionymus (AphiaID 125930). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Callionymus (taxon key 2333601). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
- Wikipedia, "Callionymus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Fricke, R. (2016): Callionymus alisae, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa,; Fricke, R. (2016): Callionymus alisae, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa,; Fricke, R. (2014): Callionymus madangensis, a new species of dragonet from Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Journal of t; Fricke, R., Jawad, L.A. & Al-Mamry, J.M. (2014): Callionym en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Callionymus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sytchevskaya, "A dragonet (Perciformes: Callionymidae) from the Middle Miocene of southern Russia", Journal of Ichthyology, 2007-11-01, p. 708–714 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Callionymus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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