Callionymus platycephalus

Callionymus platycephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Callionymiformes
Family:Callionymidae
Genus:Callionymus
Species: C. platycephalus
Binomial name
Callionymus platycephalus
R. Fricke, 1983

Callionymus platycephalus, the Flathead dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters around the Philippines where it occurs from the surface to 48 metres (157 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Acero, A. & Fricke, R. (2010). "Callionymus platycephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154757A4626790. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus platycephalus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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