Order Perciformes Family Callionymidae (Dragonets) Valenciennes’ dragonet Callionymus valenciennei(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) 16cm TL Synonym/Repomucenus valenciennei Korean name/Sil-yang-te D/spine4 soft rays 9 . A/soft rays 9. P1/16~20(i+15~19). Caudal fin/10(i+7+ii)
Distribution; Notrhwest Pacific/western coast of Korean Peninsula, south of Hokkaido Japan General; Head and anterior body depressed, posterior body compressed. With short preopercle spine; 2-3 small serra on upper side. Infraorbital canal with short ventral branch. Eyes on dorsal part of head. First and second dorsal fin separated but the distance of both very short. All 4 spines of first dorsal fin of male elongated long filamentously. Tips of caudal fin rays of male also have filamentous extenxions. With large pectoral fin. Peduncle length somewhat long. Pale brownish yellow ground color with dark blotches, white or whitish yellow ventrally. The first dorsal fin of male with transparent coloration and with several black blotches. The second dorsal fin of male transparent, with black round blotches on each membrane. Anal fin of male with a black broad streak distally. In case of female; spines of dorsal fin not elongated, a black blotch on third membrane of first dorsal fin, caudal fin rays not extended filamentously. Inhabits sand or mud bottoms in 20∼50m depth.
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