Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Preopercular spine present. Antrorse (forward-pointing) spine at base very small, rudimentary or absent. Second dorsal in males with dark blotches in vertical or oblique rows, in females colorless (Ref. 232). Gill cover with 3 spines. Snout slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837

Climate Zone

Location

• Northeast Atlantic: southern North Sea, Irish Sea, and southwestern Ireland to Portugal. Mediterranean Sea: Málaga, Spain.

Biology

Occurs in inshore waters, even intertidally, on sandy shores (Ref. 6444).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless