Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus carebares Alcock, 1890

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf to the coasts of India.

Biology

Found on sand or mud bottoms. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless