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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name.
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 1 - 91 m (Ref. 7251). Tropical; 32°N -
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 4; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 8. Preopercular spine has 3 or more teeth on top and 1 forward-projecting spine on bottom (Ref. 26938). Males have an elevated first dorsal fin (Ref. 13442).
Inhabits shallow reefs, including Thalassia testudinum beds (Ref. 13628).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.1 - 28.3, mean 27 °C (based on 606 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 128 [66, 198] mg/100g; Iron = 0.774 [0.473, 1.287] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.112 [0.066, 0.193] g/100g; Selenium = 33.9 [16.8, 70.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 109 [35, 327] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.85 [1.25, 2.59] mg/100g (wet weight);