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Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 9.

Common Names

  • Llangardaix
  • Mišić repaš
  • Sailfin dragonet
  • Sailfin dragonet
  • Pidurüü-lüürakala
  • Pruunikas lüürakala
  • Dragonnet élégant
  • Kleiner Leierfisch
  • Kalionymos megalopteros
  • Καλλιώνυμος μεγαλόπτερος
  • Τζιτζίκι
  • Cuccuma
  • Dragoncello
  • Dragonetto
  • Wizghha ta' l'ikhal zghira
  • Wizghha tal-bahar
  • 弱棘
  • Şoricuţ de mare
  • Morskaya mysh
  • Dolgorepi zmajèek
  • Üzgün balığı

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Callionymiformes

    Family: Callionymidae

    Genus: Callionymus

    Species: Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    • Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Portuguese coast to as far north as Lisbon; also known from the northern Mediterranean including the Adriatic, Aegean and Black seas as well as Lebanon and Israel.

    Biology

    Inhabits shallow waters with sandy bottoms, occasionally found at a depth of 100 m. Feeds on small bottom invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans (Ref. 5968).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809