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Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758

125930  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125930)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Callionymiformes (Order)
  11. Callionymidae (Family)
  12. Callionymus (Genus)
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Genus
Callionymnus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Callyonimus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Collyonimus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Callionymus aagilis Fricke, 1999
  2. Species Callionymus acutirostris Fricke, 1981
  3. Species Callionymus afilum Fricke, 2000
  4. Species Callionymus africanus (Kotthaus, 1977)
  5. Species Callionymus alisae Fricke, 2016
  6. Species Callionymus altipinnis Fricke, 1981
  7. Species Callionymus amboina Suwardji, 1965
  8. Species Callionymus annulatus Weber, 1913
  9. Species Callionymus australis Fricke, 1983
  10. Species Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888
  11. Species Callionymus belcheri Richardson, 1844
  12. Species Callionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  13. Species Callionymus bentuviai Fricke, 1981
  14. Species Callionymus bifilum Fricke, 2000
  15. Species Callionymus bleekeri Fricke, 1983
  16. Species Callionymus boucheti Fricke, 2017
  17. Species Callionymus brevianalis Fricke, 1983
  18. Species Callionymus caeruleonotatus Gilbert, 1905
  19. Species Callionymus carebares Alcock, 1890
  20. Species Callionymus colini Fricke, 1993
  21. Species Callionymus comptus Randall, 1999
  22. Species Callionymus cooperi Regan, 1908
  23. Species Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837
  24. Species Callionymus curvispinis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993
  25. Species Callionymus decoratus (Gilbert, 1905)
  26. Species Callionymus delicatulus Smith, 1963
  27. Species Callionymus doryssus (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
  28. Species Callionymus draconis Nakabo, 1977
  29. Species Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
  30. Species Callionymus erythraeus Ninni, 1934
  31. Species Callionymus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1837
  32. Species Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837
  33. Species Callionymus flavus Fricke, 1983
  34. Species Callionymus fluviatilis Day, 1876
  35. Species Callionymus formosanus Fricke, 1981
  36. Species Callionymus futuna Fricke, 1998
  37. Species Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908
  38. Species Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944)
  39. Species Callionymus grossi Ogilby, 1910
  40. Species Callionymus guentheri Fricke, 1981
  41. Species Callionymus hainanensis Li, 1966
  42. Species Callionymus hildae Fricke, 1981
  43. Species Callionymus hindsii Richardson, 1844
  44. Species Callionymus ikedai (Nakabo, Senou & Aizawa, 1998)
  45. Species Callionymus io Fricke, 1983
  46. Species Callionymus izuensis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993
  47. Species Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
  48. Species Callionymus kailolae Fricke, 2000
  49. Species Callionymus kanakorum Fricke, 2006
  50. Species Callionymus keeleyi Fowler, 1941
  51. Species Callionymus koreanus (Nakabo, Jeon & Li, 1987)
  52. Species Callionymus kotthausi Fricke, 1981
  53. Species Callionymus leucobranchialis Fowler, 1941
  54. Species Callionymus leucopoecilus Fricke & Lee, 1993
  55. Species Callionymus limiceps Ogilby, 1908
  56. Species Callionymus lunatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  57. Species Callionymus luridus Fricke, 1981
  58. Species Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Species Callionymus macclesfieldensis Fricke, 1983
  60. Species Callionymus macdonaldi Ogilby, 1911
  61. Species Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
  62. Species Callionymus madangensis Fricke, 2014
  63. Species Callionymus margaretae Regan, 1905
  64. Species Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919
  65. Species Callionymus marquesensis Fricke, 1989
  66. Species Callionymus martinae Fricke, 1981
  67. Species Callionymus mascarenus Fricke, 1983
  68. Species Callionymus megastomus Fricke, 1982
  69. Species Callionymus melanotopterus Bleeker, 1850
  70. Species Callionymus meridionalis Suwardji, 1965
  71. Species Callionymus moretonensis Johnson, 1971
  72. Species Callionymus mortenseni Suwardji, 1965
  73. Species Callionymus muscatensis Regan, 1905
  74. Species Callionymus neptunius (Seale, 1910)
  75. Species Callionymus obscurus Fricke, 1989
  76. Species Callionymus ochiaii Fricke, 1981
  77. Species Callionymus octostigmatus Fricke, 1981
  78. Species Callionymus ogilbyi Fricke, 2002
  79. Species Callionymus omanensis Fricke, Jawad & Al-Mamry, 2014
  80. Species Callionymus oxycephalus Fricke, 1980
  81. Species Callionymus persicus Regan, 1905
  82. Species Callionymus petersi Fricke, 2016
  83. Species Callionymus planus Ochiai, 1955
  84. Species Callionymus platycephalus Fricke, 1983
  85. Species Callionymus pleurostictus Fricke, 1982
  86. Species Callionymus profundus Fricke & Golani, 2013
  87. Species Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809
  88. Species Callionymus regani Nakabo, 1979
  89. Species Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837
  90. Species Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
  91. Species Callionymus rivatoni Fricke, 1993
  92. Species Callionymus russelli Johnson, 1976
  93. Species Callionymus sagitta Pallas, 1770
  94. Species Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926
  95. Species Callionymus scabriceps Fowler, 1941
  96. Species Callionymus schaapii Bleeker, 1852
  97. Species Callionymus semeiophor Fricke, 1983
  98. Species Callionymus sereti Fricke, 1998
  99. Species Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837
  100. Species Callionymus sokonumeri Kamohara, 1936
  101. Species Callionymus sphinx Fricke & Heckele, 1984
  102. Species Callionymus stigmatopareius Fricke, 1981
  103. Species Callionymus sublaevis McCulloch, 1926
  104. Species Callionymus superbus Fricke, 1983
  105. Species Callionymus tenuis Fricke, 1981
  106. Species Callionymus tethys Fricke, 1993
  107. Species Callionymus umbrithorax Fowler, 1941
  108. Species Callionymus valenciennei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  109. Species Callionymus vietnamensis Fricke & Vo, 2018
  110. Species Callionymus whiteheadi Fricke, 1981
  111. Species Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000
  112. Species Callionymus acanthorhynchus Forster, 1801 accepted as Hemerocoetes monopterygius (Schneider, 1801)
  113. Species Callionymus achates De Vis, 1883 accepted as Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844) (synonym)
  114. Species Callionymus agassizi Goode & Bean, 1888 accepted as Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888) (misspelling)
  115. Species Callionymus agassizii Goode & Bean, 1888 accepted as Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888)
  116. Species Callionymus altidorsalis Wang & Ye, 1982 accepted as Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
  117. Species Callionymus altivelis Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 accepted as Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  118. Species Callionymus angilis Fricke, 1999 accepted as Callionymus aagilis Fricke, 1999 (misspelling)
  119. Species Callionymus apricus McCulloch, 1926 accepted as Synchiropus apricus (McCulloch, 1926) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  120. Species Callionymus atrilabiatus Garman, 1899 accepted as Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899)
  121. Species Callionymus bali Suwardji, 1965 accepted as Callionymus annulatus Weber, 1913
  122. Species Callionymus barffi Curtiss, 1944 accepted as Sunagocia otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
  123. Species Callionymus belenus Risso, 1827 accepted as Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
  124. Species Callionymus bermudurum Barbour, 1905 accepted as Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) (synonym)
  125. Species Callionymus boekei Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888 (Misspelling)
  126. Species Callionymus boekeri Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888 (synonym)
  127. Species Callionymus caeruleomaculatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898 accepted as Synchiropus marmoratus (Peters, 1855) (junior synonym)
  128. Species Callionymus calauropomus Richardson, 1844 accepted as Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844)
  129. Species Callionymus calcaratus MacLeay, 1881 accepted as Repomucenus calcaratus (MacLeay, 1881)
  130. Species Callionymus calliste Jordan & Fowler, 1903 accepted as Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
  131. Species Callionymus calliurus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 accepted as Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865)
  132. Species Callionymus cithara Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
  133. Species Callionymus corallinus Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Synchiropus corallinus (Gilbert, 1905)
  134. Species Callionymus costatus Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898)
  135. Species Callionymus csiro Fricke, 1983 accepted as Callionymus draconis Nakabo, 1977
  136. Species Callionymus dactylopus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  137. Species Callionymus diacanthus Carmichael, 1819 accepted as Bovichtus diacanthus (Carmichael, 1819)
  138. Species Callionymus distethommatus Fowler, 1941 accepted as Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
  139. Species Callionymus dracunculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
  140. Species Callionymus dubiosus Parr, 1930 accepted as Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) (synonym)
  141. Species Callionymus elegans Lesueur, 1814 accepted as Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
  142. Species Callionymus enneatics Bleeker, 1879 accepted as Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879 (misspelling)
  143. Species Callionymus festivus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809
  144. Species Callionymus filentosus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
  145. Species Callionymus fimbriatus Herre, 1934 accepted as Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835
  146. Species Callionymus flagris Jordan & Fowler, 1903 accepted as Callionymus valenciennei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 (synonym)
  147. Species Callionymus floridae Fowler, 1941 accepted as Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) (synonym)
  148. Species Callionymus garthi Seale, 1940 accepted as Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)
  149. Species Callionymus goramensis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858)
  150. Species Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 accepted as Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 (synonym)
  151. Species Callionymus himantophorus Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888)
  152. Species Callionymus hindsi Richardson, 1844 accepted as Callionymus hindsii Richardson, 1844 (misspelling)
  153. Species Callionymus huguenini Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1858) (synonym)
  154. Species Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  155. Species Callionymus inversicoloratus Seale, 1910 accepted as Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835
  156. Species Callionymus kaianus Günther, 1880 accepted as Bathycallionymus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
  157. Species Callionymus kanekonis Tanaka, 1917 accepted as Callionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  158. Species Callionymus kitaharae Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1858)
  159. Species Callionymus kitaharai Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1858) (misspelling)
  160. Species Callionymus lateralis Richardson, 1844 accepted as Synchiropus lateralis (Richardson, 1844)
  161. Species Callionymus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  162. Species Callionymus longicaudatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 accepted as Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
  163. Species Callionymus maculates Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
  164. Species Callionymus maldivensis Regan, 1908 accepted as Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908
  165. Species Callionymus marmoratus Peters, 1855 accepted as Synchiropus marmoratus (Peters, 1855)
  166. Species Callionymus melanopterus Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Callionymus melanotopterus Bleeker, 1850 (misspelling)
  167. Species Callionymus microps Günther, 1877 accepted as Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) accepted as Neosynchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) (synonym)
  168. Species Callionymus monopterygius Schneider, 1801 accepted as Hemerocoetes monopterygius (Schneider, 1801)
  169. Species Callionymus morissonii Risso, 1827 accepted as Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
  170. Species Callionymus ocellatus Pallas, 1770 accepted as Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) accepted as Neosynchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770)
  171. Species Callionymus ocelligena McCulloch, 1926 accepted as Repomucenus calcaratus (MacLeay, 1881)
  172. Species Callionymus olidus Günther, 1873 accepted as Repomucenus olidus (Günther, 1873)
  173. Species Callionymus opercularis Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Eleutherochir opercularis (Valenciennes, 1837)
  174. Species Callionymus orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  175. Species Callionymus ornatipinnis Regan, 1905 accepted as Repomucenus ornatipinnis (Regan, 1905)
  176. Species Callionymus papilio Günther, 1864 accepted as Eocallionymus papilio (Günther, 1864)
  177. Species Callionymus pauciradiatus Gill, 1865 accepted as Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865)
  178. Species Callionymus pelagicus Rafinesque, 1818 accepted as Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  179. Species Callionymus perelegans Bianconi, 1858 accepted as Synchiropus marmoratus (Peters, 1855) (synonym)
  180. Species Callionymus phaeton Günther, 1861 accepted as Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861)
  181. Species Callionymus phasis Günther, 1880 accepted as Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880)
  182. Species Callionymus picturatus Peters, 1877 accepted as Synchiropus picturatus (Peters, 1877)
  183. Species Callionymus punctatus Richardson, 1837 accepted as Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 (synonym)
  184. Species Callionymus punctulatus Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) accepted as Neosynchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) (synonym)
  185. Species Callionymus rameus McCulloch, 1926 accepted as Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926)
  186. Species Callionymus recurvispinis (Li, 1966) accepted as Callionymus belcheri Richardson, 1844 (misspelling)
  187. Species Callionymus recurvispinnis (Li, 1966) accepted as Callionymus belcheri Richardson, 1844
  188. Species Callionymus richardsoni Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
  189. Species Callionymus richardsonii Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 (synonym)
  190. Species Callionymus rissoi Lesueur, 1814 accepted as Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814 (misspelling)
  191. Species Callionymus rubrovinctus Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Synchiropus rubrovinctus (Gilbert, 1905)
  192. Species Callionymus sanctaehclenae Fricke, 1983 accepted as Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888 (misspelling)
  193. Species Callionymus sanctaehelenae Fricke, 1983 accepted as Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888
  194. Species Callionymus sanctieustatii Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888
  195. Species Callionymus schaapi Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Callionymus schaapii Bleeker, 1852 (misspelling)
  196. Species Callionymus sousai Maul, 1972 accepted as Protogrammus sousai (Maul, 1972)
  197. Species Callionymus spiniceps Regan, 1908 accepted as Spinicapitichthys spiniceps (Regan, 1908)
  198. Species Callionymus splendidus Herre, 1927 accepted as Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)
  199. Species Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963 accepted as Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837
  200. Species Callionymus sueurii Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
  201. Species Callionymus valdiviae Trunov, 1981 accepted as Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981)
  202. Species Callionymus variegatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 accepted as Pseudocalliurichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  203. Species Callionymus virgis Jordan & Fowler, 1903 accepted as Repomucenus virgis (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
  204. Species Callionymus vittatus Schlegel, 1951 accepted as Callionymus bleekeri Fricke, 1983
  205. Species Callionymus wilburi Herre, 1935 accepted as Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
  206. Species Callionymus xanthosemeion (Fowler, 1925) accepted as Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 249 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125930 on 2025-04-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 249 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
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Japanese ハナビヌメリ属 [from synonym]  [details]
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To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callionymus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callionymus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paradiplogrammus) (from synonym Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982)
To Genbank (from synonym Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982)
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To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus FIN027330A Slide 120 mm) 
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Unreviewed
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Gilson (1921, fig. 48)
Gilson (1921, fig. 48)
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Poll (1947, fig. 196)
Poll (1947, fig. 196)
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Pitvis
Pitvis
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Pitvis
Pitvis
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Pitvis
Pitvis
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Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
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Callionymus lyra
Callionymus lyra
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Callionymus lyra - male
Callionymus lyra - male
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Callionymus lyra - male
Callionymus lyra - male
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Common dragonet - Callionymus lyra
Common dragonet - Callionymus lyra
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Pitvis- Callionymus lyra
Pitvis- Callionymus lyra
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus FIN027330A Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus FIN027330A Slide 120 mm)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus FIN027330B Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus FIN027330B Slide 120 mm)
Hosted externally
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