Queensland stinkfish

Queensland stinkfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species: C. moretonensis
Binomial name
Callionymus moretonensis
C. R. Johnson, 1971

Callionymus moretonensis, the Queensland stinkfish, is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found in the waters off of northwestern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia. This species can be found at depths of from 124 to 132 metres (407 to 433 ft). This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus moretonensis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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