Callionymus decoratus

Decorated dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus.

The Callionymus decoratus lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 1 - 134 m environment.

Callionymus decoratus on Fish Mapper TSN 171694 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Callionymus decoratus and Callionymus risso showed that the epidermis of all species was rich in mucous cells (globlet cells), varying in distribution and elaboration among species. A second, distinctive, cell type, the sacciform cell, was also found in S. splendidus and S. picturatus. More

Common names

Decorated dragonet in English
Longtail dragonet in English
华饰 in Mandarin Chinese
華飾 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Callionymidae
Genus : Callionymus
Species : Callionymus decoratus
Authority : Gilbert, 1905