Callionymus australis Fricke, 1983
Australian stinkfish
Callionymus australis
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
 Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range - 100 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from northwestern Australia.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found in trawling grounds, generally on sand bottoms (Ref. 36661). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 05.07.01
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 23.01.13

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