WoRMS taxon details
Callionymidae Bonaparte, 1831
Genus Anaora Gray, 1835
Genus Bathycallionymus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Calliurichthys Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Genus Chalinops Smith, 1963
Genus Dactylopus Gill, 1859
Genus Diplogrammus Gill, 1865
Genus Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Eleutherochir Bleeker, 1879
Genus Eocallionymus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Foetorepus Whitley, 1931
Genus Minysynchiropus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Neosynchiropus Nalbant, 1979
Genus Paracallionymus Barnard, 1927
Genus Protogrammus Fricke, 1985
Genus Pseudocalliurichthys Nakabo, 1982
Genus Repomucenus Whitley, 1931
Genus Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980
Genus Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Callimucenus Whitley, 1934 accepted as Repomucenus Whitley, 1931
Genus Callionymnus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Callyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Calymmichthys Jordan & Thompson, 1914 accepted as Diplogrammus Gill, 1865
Genus Charibarbitus Smith, 1963 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Clathropus Smith, 1966 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Collyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Foeturepus accepted as Foetorepus Whitley, 1931 (misspelling)
Genus Orbonymus Whitley, 1947 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982 accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Pogonymus Gosline, 1959 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Pterosynchiropus Nakabo, 1982 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Synchirops accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 (misspelling)
Genus Bathycallionymus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Calliurichthys Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Genus Chalinops Smith, 1963
Genus Dactylopus Gill, 1859
Genus Diplogrammus Gill, 1865
Genus Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Eleutherochir Bleeker, 1879
Genus Eocallionymus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Foetorepus Whitley, 1931
Genus Minysynchiropus Nakabo, 1982
Genus Neosynchiropus Nalbant, 1979
Genus Paracallionymus Barnard, 1927
Genus Protogrammus Fricke, 1985
Genus Pseudocalliurichthys Nakabo, 1982
Genus Repomucenus Whitley, 1931
Genus Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980
Genus Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Callimucenus Whitley, 1934 accepted as Repomucenus Whitley, 1931
Genus Callionymnus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Callyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Calymmichthys Jordan & Thompson, 1914 accepted as Diplogrammus Gill, 1865
Genus Charibarbitus Smith, 1963 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Clathropus Smith, 1966 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Collyonimus accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Foeturepus accepted as Foetorepus Whitley, 1931 (misspelling)
Genus Orbonymus Whitley, 1947 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982 accepted as Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Pogonymus Gosline, 1959 accepted as Draculo Snyder, 1911
Genus Pterosynchiropus Nakabo, 1982 accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859
Genus Synchirops accepted as Synchiropus Gill, 1859 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Tropical, benthic. Distribution: Mainly Indo-West Pacific. Small gill opening on upper side of head. A strong spine in...
Description Tropical, benthic. Distribution: Mainly Indo-West Pacific. Small gill opening on upper side of head. A strong spine in preopercle. Operculum and suboperculum without spines. Lateral line present. Pectoral skeleton with 3 radials. Basisphenoid or posttemporal usually lacking. Nasal bones paired. Postcleithra 2. Hypurals fused. Spines in dorsal fin usaully 4; soft rays 6-11. Anal fin soft rays 4-10. About 25 cm maximum length. Commonly sexually dimorphic. Colorful. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Callionymidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125522 on 2023-05-28
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Tropical, benthic. Distribution: Mainly Indo-West Pacific. Small gill opening on upper side of head. A strong spine in preopercle. Operculum and suboperculum without spines. Lateral line present. Pectoral skeleton with 3 radials. Basisphenoid or posttemporal usually lacking. Nasal bones paired. Postcleithra 2. Hypurals fused. Spines in dorsal fin usaully 4; soft rays 6-11. Anal fin soft rays 4-10. About 25 cm maximum length. Commonly sexually dimorphic. Colorful. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dragonets | [details] |
| German | Leierfische | [details] |
| Japanese | ネズッポ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fløyfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fløyfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Russian | морские мышиЛировые | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymidae FIN027331 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymidae FIN027331 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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