Callionymidae

Dragonets

198 species

1. 1Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835 · Tentacled dragonetocean · tropical · reef
2. 2Bathycallionymus kaianus (Günther, 1880) · Kai Island deepwater dragonetocean · temperate
3. 3Callionymus aagilis Fricke, 1999 · Slow dragonetocean · tropical
4. 4Callionymus acutirostris Fricke, 1981 · Pointed dragonetocean · tropical
5. 5Callionymus afilum Fricke, 2000 · Northern Australian longtail dragonetocean · tropical
6. 6Callionymus africanus (Kotthaus, 1977) · African deepwater dragonetocean · deep-water
7. 7Callionymus alisae Fricke, 2016 · Alis dragonetocean · tropical
8. 8Callionymus altipinnis Fricke, 1981 · Highfin deepwater dragonetocean · subtropical
9. 9Callionymus amboina Suwardji, 1965 · Ambon darter dragonetocean · tropical
10. 10Callionymus annulatus Weber, 1913 · Big-head dragonetocean · tropical
11. 11Callionymus australis Fricke, 1983 · Australian stinkfishocean · tropical
12. 12Callionymus bairdi Jordan, 1888 · Lancer dragonetocean · tropical · reef
13. 13Callionymus belcheri Richardson, 1844 · Belcher's dragonetocean · tropical
14. 14Callionymus beniteguri Jordan & Snyder, 1900 · Whitespotted dragonetocean · temperate
15. 15Callionymus bentuviai Fricke, 1981 · Ben-Tuvia's deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
16. 16Callionymus bifilum Fricke, 2000 · NW Australian deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
17. 17Callionymus bleekeri Fricke, 1983 · Bleeker's deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
18. 18Callionymus boucheti Fricke, 2017 · Bouchet's dragonetocean · tropical
19. 19Callionymus brevianalis Fricke, 1983 · Small ruddertail dragonetocean · tropical
20. 20Callionymus caeruleonotatus Gilbert, 1905 · Bluespotted dragonetocean · tropical
21. 21Callionymus carebares Alcock, 1890 · Indian deepwater dragonetocean · deep-water
22. 22Callionymus colini Fricke, 1993 · Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonetocean · tropical · reef
23. 23Callionymus comptus Randall, 1999 · Ornamented dragonetocean · tropical
24. 24Callionymus cooperi Regan, 1908 · Cooper's dragonetocean · tropical
25. 25Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 · Horn dragonetfresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
26. 26Callionymus curvispinis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993 · Izu ruddertail dragonetocean · temperate
27. 27Callionymus decoratus (Gilbert, 1905) · Decorated dragonetocean · tropical
28. 28Callionymus delicatulus Smith, 1963 · Delicate dragonetocean · tropical · reef
29. 29Callionymus doryssus (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) · Japanese filamentous dragonetocean · subtropical
30. 30Callionymus draconis Nakabo, 1977 · Japanese spiny dragonetocean · temperate
31. 31Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879 · Mangrove dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
32. 32Callionymus erythraeus Ninni, 1934 · Smallhead dragonetocean · tropical
33. 33Callionymus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1837 · Banded dragonetocean · subtropical
34. 34Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837 · Blotchfin dragonetocean · subtropical
35. 35Callionymus flavus Fricke, 1983 · Yellow ruddertail dragonetocean · tropical · reef
36. 36Callionymus fluviatilis Day, 1876 · River dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
37. 37Callionymus formosanus Fricke, 1981 · Taiwanese deepwater dragonetocean · temperate
38. 38Callionymus futuna Fricke, 1998 · Futuna deepwater dragonetocean · deep-water
39. 39Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908 · Longtail dragonetocean · tropical
40. 40Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944) · Goodlad's stinkfishocean · tropical
41. 41Callionymus grossi Ogilby, 1910 · Gross's stinkfishocean · tropical
42. 42Callionymus guentheri Fricke, 1981 · Günther's deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
43. 43Callionymus hainanensis Li, 1966 · Hainan darter dragonetocean · tropical
44. 44Callionymus hildae Fricke, 1981 · Hilde's darter dragonetocean · tropical
45. 45Callionymus hindsii Richardson, 1844 · Hinds' dragonetocean · tropical
46. 46Callionymus ikedai (Nakabo, Senou & Aizawa, 1998) · Ryukyu ruddertail dragonetbrackish · ocean · temperate
47. 47Callionymus io Fricke, 1983 · Andaman Sea spiny dragonetocean · tropical
48. 48Callionymus izuensis Fricke & Zaiser Brownell, 1993 · Izu dragonetocean · temperate
49. 49Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 · Japanese longtail dragonetocean · subtropical
50. 50Callionymus kailolae Fricke, 2000 · Kailola's deepwater dragonetocean · deep-water
51. 51Callionymus kanakorum Fricke, 2006ocean · tropical
52. 52Callionymus keeleyi Fowler, 1941 · Keeley's dragonetocean · tropical
53. 53Callionymus koreanus (Nakabo, Jeon & Li, 1987) · Korean dragonetocean · subtropical
54. 54Callionymus kotthausi Fricke, 1981 · Kotthaus' deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
55. 55Callionymus leucobranchialis Fowler, 1941 · Whitegill dragonetocean · tropical
56. 56Callionymus leucopoecilus Fricke & Lee, 1993 · Korean darter dragonetocean · temperate
57. 57Callionymus limiceps Ogilby, 1908 · Rough-headed dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
58. 58Callionymus lunatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Moon dragonetocean · temperate
59. 59Callionymus luridus Fricke, 1981 · Macclesfield longtail dragonetocean · tropical
60. 60Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758 · Dragonetocean · temperate
61. 61Callionymus macclesfieldensis Fricke, 1983 · Macclesfield dragonetocean · tropical
62. 62Callionymus macdonaldi Ogilby, 1911 · Australian darter dragonetocean · subtropical
63. 63Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810ocean · temperate
64. 64Callionymus madangensis Fricke, 2014 · Madang dragonetocean · tropical
65. 65Callionymus margaretae Regan, 1905 · Margaret's dragonetocean · tropical
66. 66Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919 · Sand dragonetocean · tropical
67. 67Callionymus marquesensis Fricke, 1989 · Marquesas ruddertail dragonetocean · tropical
68. 68Callionymus martinae Fricke, 1981 · Martina's dragonetocean · tropical
69. 69Callionymus mascarenus Fricke, 1983 · Mauritius dragonetocean · tropical
70. 70Callionymus megastomus Fricke, 1982 · Indian megamouth dragonetocean · tropical
71. 71Callionymus melanotopterus Bleeker, 1850 · Indonesian flag dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
72. 72Callionymus meridionalis Suwardji, 1965 · Whiteflag dragonetocean · tropical
73. 73Callionymus moretonensis Johnson, 1971 · Queensland stinkfishocean · tropical
74. 74Callionymus mortenseni Suwardji, 1965 · Mortensen's darter dragonetocean · deep-water
75. 75Callionymus muscatensis Regan, 1905 · Muscat dragonetocean · tropical
76. 76Callionymus neptunius (Seale, 1910) · Long-tail dragonetocean · tropical
77. 77Callionymus obscurus Fricke, 1989 · Obscure dragonetocean · tropical
78. 78Callionymus ochiaii Fricke, 1981 · Japanese lowfin deepwater dragonetocean · subtropical
79. 79Callionymus octostigmatus Fricke, 1981 · Eightspot dragonetocean · tropical
80. 80Callionymus ogilbyi Fricke, 2002 · Eastern Australian longtail dragonetocean · subtropical
81. 81Callionymus omanensis Fricke, Jawad & Al-Mamry, 2014 · Oman dragonetocean · deep-water
82. 82Callionymus oxycephalus Fricke, 1980 · Red Sea spiny dragonetocean · tropical
83. 83Callionymus persicus Regan, 1905 · Persian dragonetocean · tropical
84. 84Callionymus petersi Fricke, 2016 · Peters's dragonetocean · tropical
85. 85Callionymus planus Ochiai, 1955 · Japanese darter dragonetocean · temperate
86. 86Callionymus platycephalus Fricke, 1983 · Flathead dragonetocean · tropical
87. 87Callionymus pleurostictus Fricke, 1982 · Blue-spotted ruddertail dragonetocean · tropical
88. 88Callionymus profundus Fricke & Golani, 2013ocean · tropical
89. 89Callionymus pusillus Delaroche, 1809 · Sailfin dragonetocean · subtropical
90. 90Callionymus regani Nakabo, 1979 · Regan's deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
91. 91Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837 · Reticulated dragonetbrackish · ocean · temperate
92. 92Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814 · Risso's dragonetocean · subtropical
93. 93Callionymus rivatoni Fricke, 1993 · New Caledonian longtail dragonetocean · tropical
94. 94Callionymus russelli Johnson, 1976 · Russell's dragonetocean · tropical
95. 95Callionymus sagitta Pallas, 1770 · Arrow dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
96. 96Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926 · Lord Howe longtail dragonetocean · subtropical
97. 97Callionymus scabriceps Fowler, 1941 · Jolo dragonetocean · tropical
98. 98Callionymus schaapii Bleeker, 1852 · Short-snout sand-dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
99. 99Callionymus semeiophor Fricke, 1983 · Nusa Tenggara deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
100. 100Callionymus sereti Fricke, 1998 · Séret's dragonetocean · deep-water
101. 101Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837 · Simple-spined dragonetocean · tropical · reef
102. 102Callionymus sokonumeri Kamohara, 1936 · Japanese highfin deepwater dragonetocean · temperate
103. 103Callionymus sphinx Fricke & Heckele, 1984 · Sphinx dragonetocean · tropical
104. 104Callionymus stigmatopareius Fricke, 1981 · Mozambique dragonetocean · tropical
105. 105Callionymus sublaevis McCulloch, 1926 · Australian filamentous dragonetocean · tropical
106. 106Callionymus superbus Fricke, 1983 · Proud dragonetocean · tropical
107. 107Callionymus tenuis Fricke, 1981 · Tiny dragonetocean · tropical
108. 108Callionymus tethys Fricke, 1993 · Tethys dragonetocean · tropical
109. 109Callionymus umbrithorax Fowler, 1941 · Philippine darkthroat dragonetocean · tropical
110. 110Callionymus valenciennei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Valenciennes' dragonetocean · temperate
111. 111Callionymus vietnamensis Fricke & Vo, 2018 · Vietnamese longtail dragonetocean · tropical
112. 112Callionymus whiteheadi Fricke, 1981 · Whitehead's deepwater dragonetocean · tropical
113. 113Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000 · Wongat dragonetocean · tropical
114. 114Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837) · Fingered dragonetocean · tropical · reef
115. 115Dactylopus kuiteri (Fricke, 1992) · Orange-black dragonetocean · tropical
116. 116Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) · Goram dragonetocean · tropical · reef
117. 117Diplogrammus gruveli Smith, 1963 · Gruvel's dragonetocean · tropical
118. 118Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963 · Sawspine dragonetocean · tropical
119. 119Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) · Spotted dragonetocean · subtropical · reef
120. 120Diplogrammus paucispinis Fricke & Bogorodsky, 2014 · Saudi Arabian dragonetocean · tropical · reef
121. 121Diplogrammus pygmaeus Fricke, 1981 · Pygmy dragonetocean · tropical
122. 122Diplogrammus randalli Fricke, 1983 · Randall's fold dragonetocean · tropical
123. 123Diplogrammus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) · Japanese fold dragonetocean · subtropical · reef
124. 124Draculo celetus (Smith, 1963) · Dainty dragonetocean · subtropical
125. 125Draculo maugei (Smith, 1966) · Maugé's dragonetocean · tropical
126. 126Draculo mirabilis Snyder, 1911 · Wonder dragonetocean · temperate
127. 127Draculo pogognathus (Gosline, 1959) · Hawaiian wonder dragonetocean · tropical
128. 128Draculo shango (Davis & Robins, 1966) · Shango dragonetocean · tropical
129. 129Eleutherochir opercularis (Valenciennes, 1837) · Flap-gilled dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
130. 130Eocallionymus papilio (Günther, 1864) · Painted stinkfishocean · temperate · reef
131. 131Foetorepus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1888) · Spotfin dragonetocean · deep-water
132. 132Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844) · Common stinkfishocean · temperate
133. 133Foetorepus dagmarae (Fricke, 1985) · Dagmar's dragonetocean · deep-water
134. 134Foetorepus garthi (Seale, 1940)ocean · tropical
135. 135Foetorepus kamoharai Nakabo, 1983ocean · deep-water
136. 136Foetorepus masudai Nakabo, 1987 · Masuda's dragonetocean · temperate
137. 137Foetorepus paxtoni (Fricke, 2000) · Paxton's dragonetocean · deep-water
138. 138Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880) · Bight stinkfishocean · deep-water
139. 139Foetorepus talarae (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949)ocean · tropical
140. 140Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898) · Ladder dragonetocean · deep-water
141. 141Protogrammus alboranensis Fricke, Ordines, Farias & García-Ruiz, 2016ocean · subtropical
142. 142Protogrammus antipodus Fricke, 2006ocean · tropical
143. 143Protogrammus sousai (Maul, 1972) · Meteor dragonetocean · deep-water
144. 144Pseudocalliurichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) · Variegated ruddertail dragonetocean · temperate
145. 145Repomucenus calcaratus (Macleay, 1881) · Spotted stinkfishocean · subtropical
146. 146Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1858) · Huguenin's dragonetocean · temperate
147. 147Repomucenus olidus (Günther, 1873) · Chinese darter dragonetfresh · brackish · subtropical
148. 148Repomucenus ornatipinnis (Regan, 1905) · Japanese ornate dragonetocean · temperate
149. 149Repomucenus virgis (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) · Virgin dragonetocean · temperate
150. 150Spinicapitichthys spiniceps (Regan, 1908) · Seychelles spiny dragonetocean · tropical
151. 151Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) · Highfin bigeye dragonetbrackish · ocean · deep-water
152. 152Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) · Antler dragonetocean · tropical
153. 153Synchiropus australis (Nakabo & McKay, 1989) · Queensland bigeye dragonetocean · deep-water
154. 154Synchiropus bartelsi Fricke, 1981 · Bartel's dragonetocean · tropical
155. 155Synchiropus circularis Fricke, 1984 · Circled dragonetocean · tropical · reef
156. 156Synchiropus claudiae Fricke, 1990 · Claudia's dragonetocean · tropical
157. 157Synchiropus corallinus (Gilbert, 1905) · Exclamation point dragonetocean · subtropical
158. 158Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 · Deland's dragonetocean · deep-water
159. 159Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) · Palefin dragonetocean · subtropical
160. 160Synchiropus grandoculis Fricke, 2000 · Western Australian bigeye dragonetocean · deep-water
161. 161Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 · Philippines dragonetocean · deep-water
162. 162Synchiropus hawaiiensis Fricke, 2000 · Hawaiian bigeye dragonetocean · deep-water
163. 163Synchiropus ijimai Jordan & Thompson, 1914 · Japanese dragonetocean · temperate · reef
164. 164Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen, 1983) · Kanmu dragonetocean · deep-water
165. 165Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen, 1983) · Kinmei dragonetocean · deep-water
166. 166Synchiropus kiyoae Fricke & Zaiser, 1983 · Kiyo's dragonetocean · temperate
167. 167Synchiropus laddi Schultz, 1960 · Ladd's dragonetocean · tropical · reef
168. 168Synchiropus lateralis (Richardson, 1844) · Chinese ornate dragonetocean · subtropical
169. 169Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837) · Indian ornate dragonetocean · tropical
170. 170Synchiropus marmoratus (Peters, 1855) · Marbled dragonetbrackish · ocean · tropical
171. 171Synchiropus minutulus Fricke, 1981 · Minute flagfin dragonetocean · tropical · reef
172. 172Synchiropus monacanthus Smith, 1935 · Deep-water dragonetocean · deep-water
173. 173Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960 · Morrison's dragonetocean · tropical · reef
174. 174Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & Fricke, 1985 · Moyer's dragonetocean · temperate · reef
175. 175Synchiropus novaecaledoniae Fricke, 1993 · West Jumeau bigeye dragonetocean · deep-water
176. 176Synchiropus novaehiberniensis Fricke, 2016 · New Ireland dragonetocean · tropical · reef
177. 177Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) · Ocellated dragonetocean · tropical · reef
178. 178Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)ocean · tropical
179. 179Synchiropus orstom Fricke, 2000 · Orstom dragonetocean · deep-water
180. 180Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) · Phaeton dragonetocean · subtropical
181. 181Synchiropus picturatus (Peters, 1877) · Picturesque dragonetocean · tropical · reef
182. 182Synchiropus postulus Smith, 1963 · Dwarf dragonetocean · tropical · reef
183. 183Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) · High-finned dragonetocean · tropical
184. 184Synchiropus randalli Clark & Fricke, 1985 · Randall's dragonetocean · subtropical
185. 185Synchiropus richeri Fricke, 2000 · Richer's dragonetocean · deep-water
186. 186Synchiropus rosulentus Randall, 1999 · Rosy dragonetocean · tropical · reef
187. 187Synchiropus rubrovinctus (Gilbert, 1905) · Tiny Hawaiian dragonetocean · subtropical
188. 188Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 · Seychelles dragonetocean · tropical
189. 189Synchiropus signipinnis Fricke, 2000 · Chesterfield bigeye dragonetocean · deep-water
190. 190Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) · Mandarinfishocean · tropical · reef · full sheet
191. 191Synchiropus springeri Fricke, 1983 · Springer's dragonetocean · tropical
192. 192Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963 · Starry dragonetocean · tropical · reef
193. 193Synchiropus sycorax Tea & Gill, 2016 · Ruby dragonetocean · tropical
194. 194Synchiropus tudorjonesi Allen & Erdmann, 2012 · Redback dragonetocean · tropical
195. 195Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) · Valdivia dragonetocean · deep-water
196. 196Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 · Zamboangan dragonetocean · tropical
197. 197Tonlesapia amnica Ng & Rainboth, 2011 · Mekong delta dragonetfresh · tropical
198. 198Tonlesapia tsukawakii Motomura & Mukai, 2006fresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.