Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Body light to dark brown in color; black blotch on distal portion of 3rd dorsal spine; black submarginal band on anal fin (Ref. 4405).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908

Climate Zone

Biology

Found on sandy and muddy substrate of coastal areas (Ref. 5213).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless