Dragonnets

Callionymidae

Scotter blennies

Classification
Ostéichthyen Perciformes Callionymidae Callionymus Dactylopus Synchiropus
189 espèces

Classification

Ostéichthyen

Perciformes

Callionymidae

Callionymus
Dactylopus
Synchiropus

189 espèces

Références web
fishbase aquaportail y0870e22.pdf	en.wikipedia animal-world

Références web

fishbase

aquaportail

y0870e22.pdf

en.wikipedia

animal-world

schéma
in warm and temperate seas small & elongate body 2 very long dorsal fins séparées, one =4 long spines (males) grandes pelviennes très éloignées utilisées comme supports lorsqu'ils reposent sur le sol flattened, triangular heads with large mouths and eyes no scales tail fins are fan-shaped tête grande, triangulaire vue de dessus, broad & depressed; upper jaw protrusible bouche petite et pointue eyes directed dorsally stout spine on preopercle colorful with cryptic patterns benthic on sandy bottoms dioecism, pelagic spawner, courtship, distinct pairing at sunset, polygynous commonly sexually dimorphic & dyschromic nonguarders
Identification keys to Callionymidae

schéma

in warm and temperate seas
small & elongate body
2 very long dorsal fins séparées, one =4 long spines (males)
grandes pelviennes très éloignées utilisées comme supports lorsqu'ils reposent sur le sol
flattened, triangular heads with large mouths and eyes
no scales
tail fins are fan-shaped
tête grande, triangulaire vue de dessus, broad & depressed; upper jaw protrusible
bouche petite et pointue
eyes directed dorsally
stout spine on preopercle
colorful with cryptic patterns
benthic on sandy bottoms
dioecism, pelagic spawner, courtship, distinct pairing at sunset, polygynous
commonly sexually dimorphic & dyschromic
nonguarders

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Identification keys to Callionymidae

Etymologies		Source
Callionymidae	Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a beautiful name	fishbase
Synchiropus	συν » (syn) = avec, de « χείρ » (cheir) = main et de« πούς » (pus) = pied, car les nageoires sont utilisées « comme pieds » pour se déplacer	monaconature



Callionymus lyra
fishbase / doris / reef-guardian / habitas / marlin / en.wiki	Synonymes Dragonet	Linnaeus, 1758 / NE / ITIS 171698

2017 Saint-Cast (Fr22) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2017 Saint-Cast (Fr22) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2010 Trebeurden (Fr22) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2010 Trebeurden (Fr22) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)		2011 Erquy (Fr22) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


female, aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2007 aquarium ©Hans Hillewaert (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 by Tino Strauss (via Wikimedia Commons)


aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life)	aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life)	aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by JC Schou (via Encyclopedia of Life)


female, 1999 Ballycotton (Ireland) ©Østergaard, Thorke A.S. (via fishbase)


female, 2015 Norvège by Guido Schmitz (via Encyclopedia of Life)	male, 2016 Gibraltar ©whodden (via Encyclopedia of Life)	aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by JC Schou (via Encyclopedia of Life)


aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2012 ©TinoStrauss (via Wikimedia Commons)	Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea/Turkey) by Onur Uzmez (via fishbase)
E-Atlantiq, Méditerranée N & Black Sea W	Dragonnet lyre	temperate
flattened head and body; eyes are close together and on top of the head; females and immature males are usually pale brown with a series of six darker blotches along the sides and three conspicuous saddle-like markings across the back; males have numerous blue spots and stripes on their bodies and fins;
5-30m / 15-30cm / 7ans	dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder, pairing, complex courtship behavior	territorial, males aggressive with each other,
Callionymus lyra




Dactylopus dactylopus
fishbase / fishesofaustralia / souslesmers / australianmuseum	Synonymes Fingered dragonet	Valenciennes, 1837) / NE / ITIS 171734

2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)		2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist)


2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Koh Phangan (Thailand) by Nick Chapman (via fishbase)	juvénile, 2008 by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons)


2016 Queensland by debaston (via fishesofaustralia)	Gilimanuk (Bali) by Klaus Stiefel (via fishesofaustralia)	Lembeh by Bernard DUPONT (via fishesofaustralia)


2009 Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase)	1995 Maumere (Flores/Indonesia) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


Lembeh ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	Lembeh ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)


2009 by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons)	2006 Timor by Nick Hobgood (via Wikimedia Commons)


2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2010 by prilfish (via Wikimedia Commons)	2010 Taiwan by Vincent C. Chen (via Wikimedia Commons)
W-Pacifiq & N-Australie	Dragonnet dactylé	tropical
pelvic fins large, fan-like, with the first ray separated from rest of fin; complex colour pattern
<55m / 30cm video	video / video	usually in protected sand and mud flats and slopes, solitary or in pairs
Dactylopus dactylopus




Dactylopus kuiteri
fishbase / wildsingapore / nomadica / souslesmers	Synonymes Kuiter's dragonet	Fricke, 1992 / NE / ITIS 642993

2008 Philippines by Karenhoneycutt (via Wikimedia Commons)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2018 Indonesia ©Andreas Muljadi (via fishbase)


2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2014 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Singarpore by budak (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 Singarpore by budak (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indonesia	Dragonet orange-noir	tropical
pelvic fins are fan-like with the first ray detached from the rest of the fin making it able to walk; pale with brown saddles which have bright bluish spots; fins dark, anal fins with bright blue spots; juveniles with proportionally taller dorsal fins with a prominent yellow edged eye-spot on the first dorsal fin
3-15m / 15cm		solitary or in pairs
Dactylopus kuiteri




Neosynchiropus ocellatus
fishbase / fishipedia / monaconature / aquaportail / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Ocellated dragonet / Scooter dragonet / Marble Dragonet	Pallas, 1770 / NE / ITIS 642558

2017 Dauin (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel (via fishesofaustralia)	Izu Peninsula (Japon) by Izuzuki (via fishesofaustralia)	2013 Malapascua (Ph) ©Carmelo López Abad (via fishesofaustralia)


1995 Banda Sea (Indonesia) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	mâle showing his colors, 2004 by Brian Jeffery Beggerly (via Wikimedia Commons)	female, 2004 by Brian Jeffery Beggerly (via Wikimedia Commons)
S-Pacifiq	Dragonnet mandarin ocellé	tropical
starry pattern on body and males by dorsal fin; sombre, presque noire, sur un fond blanc de moins en moins visible avec l'avancement de l'âge
<30m / <9cm		paisible, lent et sautillant, usually in small loose groups, slightly territorial
Neosynchirous ocellatus

Synchiropus stellatus
fishbase / aquaportail / fishipedia / reef-guardian	Synonymes Starry dragonet	Smith, 1963 / NE / ITIS 643011

1995 St-Joseph (Seychelles) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2010 Andaman Is. (India) ©Carmelo López Abad (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2011 Spain by José Luis Bello Arranz (via fishbase)	2017 Durban (SA) ©carel van der Colff (via INaturalist)


2017 by Fedtred (via Wikimedia Commons)		2015 Sodwana bay (SA) ©Jenny j (via INaturalist)
S-Pacifiq	Mandarin étoilé	tropical
body mottled pink or gold above with silvery spots between dark sepia stellate blotches, silvery with dark red spots below; first dorsal fin with lines and ocelli in males, black with white margin distally in females
5-40m / 7.5cm		paisible, lent, en couples
Synchiropus stellatus




Synchiropus picturatus
fishbase / aquaportail / fishipedia / reef-guardian / monaconature	Synonymes Picturesque dragonet	eters, 1877 / NE / ITIS 643003

2000 Philippines ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	aquarium (Kobe/Japan) by OpenCage (via Wikimedia Commons)	by Citron (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2017 Bali by Scott Johnson (via fishbase)	2017 Bali by Ramin Ketabi (via fishbase)	2019 aquarium (Hannovre) by Emőke Dénes (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo-WPacifiq & NW-Australia	Mandarin bariolé	tropical
motif géométique: larges ronds (plus ou moins ronds) sur 3 bandes horizontales
<20m / 7cm	nageoire dorsale antérieure plus grande chez les mâles que les femelles; ils sont également plus grands et les femelles donnent un aspect plus trapu	paisible, secretive in rubble below living coral, forms small loose groups
Synchiropus picturatus




Synchiropus splendidus
fishbase / fr.wiki / doris / aquaportail / fishipedia / reef-guardian / monaconature / nomadica	Synonymes Mandarinfish	Herre, 1927 / LC / ITIS 171730

2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2005 Palau ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2000 Palau ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2005 aquarium (SFrancisco) ©Stan Shebs (via Wikimedia Commons)


2007 by Christian Stamm (via Wikimedia Commons)	2013 Cebu (Philippines) ©Carmelo López Abad (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2012 Raja Ampat by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2013 Bitung (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	pairing, female on top, 2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


pairing, 2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2010 aquarium (Karlsruhe) by H. Zell (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2010 aquarium (Karlsruhe) by Llez (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2012 Palau by Manuae (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2005 aquarium (SFrancisco) ©Stan Shebs (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons)
W-Pacifiq & Australie	Poisson mandarin	tropical
dragonnet le plus coloré; fond rougeâtre avec bandes sinueuses vertes et bleues (ou l'inverse)
<18m / 7cm	dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder, pairing, courtship; dimorphisme sexuel (1^er rayon de la dorsale presque deux fois plus grand chez le mâle)	paisible, agressifs entre mâles, usually in small groups spread over small area
Synchiropus splendidus

MàJ 14/03/2023