<foreign species> Order Perciformes Family Callionymidae (Dragonets 드라고넷) Dragonet(Common dragonet) Callionymus lyra(Linnaeus, 1758) 30.5 cm TL D/spine4 soft rays 8-10 . A/soft rays 9. Caudal fin/??
Distribution; Eastern Atlantic/southern Iceland and Norway south to Mauritania, including the northern Mediterranean, Gibraltar, and Algeria, western Black Sea, Aegean and Adriatic Sea, Azores and the Canary Islands. General; Gill opening dorsal. Usually antrorse(forward-pointing) tip at base of preopercular spine. Rays of second dorsal unbranched except for the last, which is divided at base. Snout length 2-3 times the diameter of the eye. Occurs on sand and muddy bottoms from sublittoral to 200 m and to 400 m or more. Minimum depth 5m, mostly found no deeper than 30 metres. Feeds on small invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans. Territorial, males aggressive with each other. Complex courtship behavior consists of 4 phases: courtship, pairing, ascending, releasing eggs and milt. Pelagic eggs and larvae. Neither opercular spine gland nor anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland is present. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found displayed in public aquariums. Max. reported age: 7 years. Males of this species grows to a length of 30 centimetres; common length : 15.0 cm TL
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