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Spotted dragonet

Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spotted 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 spotted dragonet live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted 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 spotted dragonet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCallionymiformes
  5. familyCallionymidae
  6. genusCallionymus
  7. SpeciesCallionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810

Synonyms Callionymus cithara, Callionymus lodronos, Callionymus maculates, Callionymus maculatus, Callionymus maculatus atlantica, Callyonimus maculatus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • llibernia pintaAsturian
  • diaoud bihenBreton
  • bwgan brithWelsh
  • plettet fløjfiskDanish
  • gefleckter LeierfischGerman
  • Κηλιδωτός καλλιώνυμοςGreek
  • LagartoSpanish
  • Dragon TachetéFrench
  • שפריר טלואHebrew
  • flekket fløyfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • gevlekte pitvisDutch
  • flekka fløyfiskNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Lira kalionPolish
  • peshk-pilivesa mozaikAlbanian
  • fläckig sjökockSwedish
  • uzgun baligiTurkish
  • Bwganod BrithWelsh
  • Dragoncillo MoteadoSpanish
  • dragonnet tachetéFrench
  • petit dragonnet tachetéFrench
  • gestreepte pitvisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted dragonet

Other species in the same genus Callionymus.

Dragonet

Callionymus lyra

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted dragonet?

The spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus) 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). Spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-maculatus

MLA

“Spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-maculatus.

BibTeX
@misc{callionymus_maculatus_2026,
  title = {Spotted dragonet (Callionymus maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/callionymus-maculatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}