Scientific Name
Callionymus enneactis  
Pronounce  
Callionymus enneactis斑鰭䲗
by: ©Randall, John E.
Author Bleeker, 1879 Depth 1 - 15M
Chinese 斑鰭䲗 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鼠䲗科 Economic Fish No 
Family F453 Callionymidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 斑鰭䲗 
Max Length 8 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 老鼠、狗圻 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan North 
Habitats Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon  Holotype Locality Singapore 
Synonyms Callionymus altidorsalis, Callionymus distethommatus, Callionymus enneatics, Callionymus wilburi, Paradiplogrammus distethommatus, Paradiplogrammus enneactis, Paradiplogrammus enneactis calliste, Paradiplogrammus parvus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase(2006)  Bleeker, P. 1879 Takita, T. etc. 1983 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0078988. NTOU-AE6188. ZMH6330.  
Barcode2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name Mangrove dragonet 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body elongate, depressed. Head extremely depressed. Preopercular spine with 3 small processes (not counting posteriormost process) and anterior process at base. In males, 1st dorsal fin high and slightly elongate and filamentous with large pale-edged black ocellus between 3rd and 4th spine, and barred pattern below cheek. In female, 1st dorsal fin lower and no elongate and filamentous with large black blotch.
habitats Occurs in sand and mud bottoms from brackish mangrove areas to a depth of 15 m in coral reef lagoons. 
Distribution Distributed in the western Pacific from Gulf of Thailand to the Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to northwestern Australia; Palau and Yap in Micronesia. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters. 
Utility No commercial value.