Pi263 Callionymus japonicas (Japanese longtail dragonet)

 Pi263                            Callionymus japonicas (Japanese longtail dragonet)

 

Phylum            : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Callionymiformes

Family             : Callionymidae

Genus              : Callionymus

Species            : Callionymus japonicus

 

Description:

        Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 8. Ground coloration dark brown, ventral parts of body light brown or white. Back with some darker saddles, sides of body with a row of black blotches. First dorsal fin with an ocellate black blotch on third membrane. Anal fin with a broad distal black streak. Second dorsal fin, caudal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins with brownish spots and blotches.

 

IUCN Status: Least concern