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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Protogrammus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335); antipodus: Named after the antipodes, as it occurs very far from its sister species P.sousai of Northeast Atlantic.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 220 m (Ref. 78107). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78107); 2.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 1. This species is distinct with the following characters: preopercular spine with 3-7 dorsal points;
anal fin rays 8; 7 relatively long segments in the ventrolateral fold of skin; first dorsal fin in males filamentous 1st to 3rd spines; anal fin with distal black streaks (Ref. 78107).
Dredged on sand bottom with coralline gravel or rubble at depths of 70-220 m, but possibly restricted to 130-210 m (Ref. 78107).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 2006. Two new species and a new record of dragonets from New Caledonia (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (Biol.) 696:1-14. (Ref. 78107)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 23.8, mean 21.9 °C (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00394 - 0.02313), b=2.96 (2.75 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).