Longtail dragonet

Callionymus gardineri, the longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 30 to 180 metres (98 to 591 ft). This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL.[1] The specific name honours the British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872-1946).[2]

Longtail dragonet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. gardineri
Binomial name
Callionymus gardineri
Regan, 1908
Synonyms
  • Calliurichthys gardineri (Regan, 1908)
  • Callionymus maldivensis Regan, 1908

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus gardineri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. G". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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