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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; alisae: Named for the French research vessel R/V Alis, it was used to collect the holotype and many other interesting fish specimens in the western and central Pacific.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 90 - 228 m (Ref. 129449). Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129449)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 7. This species under subgenus Callionymus (Spinicapitichthys) is distinguished by the following characters: with preopercular spine have a very short, straight main tip; curved points 4-5 on its dorsal margin, a strong antrorse spine at its base; small serrae 5-8 at its ventral margin; dorsal margin of the eye with a tentacle, dorsal fin in the male without filaments, the first spine longest; D2 8; A 7; the first dorsal fin in the male zebra-striped, with 4 vertical dark bands on 1st-4th membranes (Ref. 129449).
The species was collected at a depth of 90-228 m, but probably occurs in the shallower part of that range (Ref. 129449).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 2016. Callionymus alisae, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa 1(1):55-66. (Ref. 129449)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00410 - 0.01937), b=2.78 (2.60 - 2.96), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
