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Persian dragonet
Callionymus persicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Persian dragonet
- Scientific
- Callionymus persicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 15 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A dragonet reaching about 26 cm, living on sandy bottoms from about 15 to 100 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Callionymus-persicus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.