The long-tail dragonet (Callionymus neptunius) is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters around Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines where it occurs at depths of from 3 to 6 metres (9.8 to 19.7 ft). Males of this species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL while the females are smaller.[1]

Long-tail dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. neptunius
Binomial name
Callionymus neptunius
(Seale, 1910)
Synonyms

Calliurichthys neptunius Seale, 1910

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus neptunius". FishBase. February 2013 version.