Repomucenus

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Repomucenus
Repomucenus calcaratus.jpg
Repomucenus calcaratus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Repomucenus
Whitley, 1931
Type species
Callionymus calcaratus
W. J. Macleay, 1881

Repomucenus is a genus of dragonets native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus also includes one freshwater species (R. olidus).

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1]

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Ocellated dragonet Species of fish

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Lancer dragonet Species of fish

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Reticulated dragonet Species of fish

Callionymus reticulatus, the reticulated dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it is found at depths of from 0 to 110 metres. This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. This species has a flattened head and body, the head has a triangular shape with the eyes placed on the top of the head. It has two dorsal fins with the first one being triangular in shape. It has blue spots along the flanks and four saddle-like markings on their backs which have sharply defined outlines. It is similar to the common dragonet but is distinguished by its smaller size and the sharply defined border around the saddle markings on the back.

<i>Synchiropus</i> Genus of fishes

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Draculo is a genus of dragonets found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific.

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<i>Diplogrammus</i> Genus of fishes

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<i>Synchiropus kiyoae</i> Species of fish

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<i>Callionymus izuensis</i> Species of fish

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<i>Neosynchiropus</i> Genus of fishes

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Repomucenus in FishBase . February 2018 version.