Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. Head and body sand yellow, covered with numerous small dark spots. Ventral sides whitish. Dorsal fin black, first membrane often (at least basally) whitish in females. Anal fin white. Second dorsal, caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins spotted with brown (Ref 42832).

Common Names

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Arrow dragonet , English , Malaysia

Arrow dragonet , English , Global

Arrow headed dragonet , English , India

Arrow-headed darter dragonet , English , Global

Dragonet , English , Malaysia

참주걱양태 , Korean , Korea (South)

Bebaji , Malay , Malaysia

Bebaji panah , Malay , Malaysia

箭斜棘 , Mandarin Chinese , China

箭 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cá đàn lia đầu mũi tên , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus sagitta Pallas, 1770

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Peninsula to the Philippines. Occurs in the Mekong delta of Viet Nam and probably also in Cambodia.

Biology

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Occur on the bottom along coastlines and in estuaries and the lower courses of rivers. Feed on worms, zooplankton, and phytoplankton. Not seen in the markets (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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brackish

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless