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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Wongat dragonet

Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000
Max Length
9.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
15–27 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Wongat dragonet (Callionymus zythros), first described by Fricke, 2000 is a small fish in the family Callionymidae (order Callionymiformes). Adults typically reach 9.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 15 to 27 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Callionymus zythros
Authority
Fricke, 2000
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
9.3 cm
Depth Range
15–27 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Wongat dragonet is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Wongat dragonet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 27 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L2.78 (TL)
Max TL
9.3cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fricke, 2000

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