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Short-snout sand-dragonet

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Short-snout sand-dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. schaapii
Binomial name
Callionymus schaapii
Bleeker, 1852
Synonyms

Repomucenus schaapii (Bleeker, 1852)

The short-snout sand-dragonet (Callionymus schaapii) is a species of dragonet native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found at a depth of around 8 metres (26 ft). It prefers muddy or sandy substrates, preferring areas near river mouths or estuaries. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[1] The specific name honours Dirk François Schaap, a Dutch colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies who lived on Bangka Island, Sumatra, who found this species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus schaapii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 April 2022). "Order Order Syngnathiformes: Families Dactylopteridae, Pegasidae, Callionymidae, Draconettidae and Mullidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2022.