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Margaret's dragonet

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Margaret's dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. margaretae
Binomial name
Callionymus margaretae
Regan, 1905
Synonyms

Calliurichthys margaretae (Regan, 1905)

Margaret's dragonet (Callionymus margaretae) is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 22 to 107 metres (72 to 351 ft) on sandy or muddy substrates. It was discovered by local Austin Britton in the early 1900s. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus margaretae". FishBase. February 2013 version.