TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Callionymidae
Genus Callionymus
Callionymus meridionalis Suwardji, 1965

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Callionymus valenciennei meridionalis

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishbase(2006)

Character:

Body elongate, depressed. Head extremely depressed. Preopercular spine short with 1 processes on inner side. 1st dorsal fin high. Head and body light brown, back with many light spots, ventral parts yellowish to white. Sides with a row of dark blotches. Pectoral-fin base with a dusky spot. First dorsal fin in males whitish, in females black. Second dorsal, caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins spotted with brown. Anal fin black in males, with a distal black streak in females.

Habitat:

Benthic, on sand bottoms. Feeds on small bottom organisms.

Distribution:

Known only found in Indonesia and Chian. It is maybe found in southern Taiwan.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381477

Marine