Callionymus

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Callionymus is a genus of dragonets found mostly in the Indian and Pacific oceans with a few species occurring in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Callionymus
Callionymus bairdi
Callionymus lyra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Callionymus lyra
Synonyms
  • Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982
  • Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980
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Species

There are currently 110 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

means extinct

References

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