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Dragonet

Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedbony fish

The dragonet (Callionymus lyra) is a species in the family Callionymidae, order Callionymiformes.

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Quick facts about the dragonet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dragonet live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the dragonet as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Bahamasinvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the dragonet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dragonet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCallionymiformes
  5. familyCallionymidae
  6. genusCallionymus
  7. SpeciesCallionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Callionymus dracunculus, Callionymus elegans, Callionymus sueurii, Uranoscopus micropterygius

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Common dragonetEnglish
  • European dragonetEnglish
  • lliberniaAsturian
  • diaoudBreton
  • Dragó liraCatalan
  • vřeténka pestráCzech
  • bwgan dwrWelsh
  • stribet fløjfiskDanish
  • LeierfischGerman
  • ΚαλλιώνυμοςGreek
  • PrimitaSpanish
  • Vöödiline lüürakalaEstonian
  • Eiherazain arruntBasque
  • IsomerikokkiFinnish
  • dragonnetFrench
  • DragoncelloItalian
  • vanlig fløyfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • pitvisDutch
  • vanleg fløyfiskNorwegian Nynorsk
  • LiraPolish
  • Mandarim-liraPortuguese
  • Большая пескаркаRussian
  • peshk-pilivesaAlbanian
  • randig sjökockSwedish
  • ÜzgünTurkish
  • Риба-ліраUkrainian
  • SkouêgBreton
  • Bwgan DŵrWelsh
  • Bwganod DwrWelsh
  • gestreifter LeierfischGerman
  • Großer LeierfischGerman
  • DragoncilloSpanish
  • callionyme lyreFrench
  • Dragonet LyreFrench
  • dragonnet lyreFrench
  • lavandièreFrench
  • Pisci diavuluItalian
  • flaggfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • petermannNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone pitvisDutch
  • Peixe-pau-liraPortuguese
  • Пескарка лировиднаяRussian
  • Полосатая рыба-лираRussian
  • peshk-pilivesa lireAlbanian
  • uzgun baligiTurkish
  • Піскарка великаUkrainian
  • Піскарка ліровиднаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dragonet

Other species in the same genus Callionymus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the dragonet an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the dragonet as invasive in 1 country: Bahamas. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the dragonet?

The dragonet (Callionymus lyra) belongs to the family Callionymidae in the order Callionymiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dragonet (Callionymus lyra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-lyra

MLA

“Dragonet (Callionymus lyra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-lyra.

BibTeX
@misc{callionymus_lyra_2026,
  title = {Dragonet (Callionymus lyra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-lyra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}