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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better name; kanakorum: Name after the local name of the inhabitants of the islands of New Caledonia, 'kanak' or 'canaque' a word of Polynesian origin.
Eponymy: The Kanaky are an indigenous people in New Caledonia, where the shark and dragonet were first taken. As Séret puts it, the shark is “…dedicated to the Melanesian people of New Caledonia”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fricke.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 110 - 800 m (Ref. 78107). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 78107); 6.8 cm SL (female)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species belonging to the Callionymus kaianus species-group, has the following characters: 9 unbranched second dorsal and anal fin rays (last one divided at its base); pectoral fin rays 20-22; preopercular spine dorsally with a small antrorse point and two large points which are equal in length; first spine of the first dorsal fin subequal in length with the first ray of the second dorsal fin, mostly with a short filament; margin of the second dorsal fin distally straight in both sexes; caudal fin with no median filaments; third membrane of first dorsal fin with an ocellate black blotch, a basal branch of which may extend to the second membrane; anal fin with a distal dark margin; caudal fin with a large lower and a small upper black area (Ref. 78107).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
Inhabits sandy bottoms with few rubble or coralline gravel and sand (Ref. 78107).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Fricke, R., 2006. Two new species and a new record of dragonets from New Caledonia (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (Biol.) 696:1-14. (Ref. 78107)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 12.9 - 20.3, mean 17.2 °C (based on 27 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00397 - 0.01910), b=2.78 (2.61 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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