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Common dragonet

Fish

The common dragonet, Callionymus lyra, is a species of dragonet widely distributed in the eastern North Atlantic, where it is common near Europe from Norway and Iceland southwards. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy bottoms, can live about seven years, and is encountered both as commercial bycatch and in the aquarium trade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Callionymus lyra 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Syngnathiformes, Taxa
Source Common dragonet (Wikidata)

In Biome

Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source Common dragonet (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Bahamas

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Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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Greece

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Ireland

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Spain

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Common dragonet (Wikipedia)
  • Habitat and biology
    When it is buried in the substrate only the head and eyes will protrude and the fish may emerge quickly to feed.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Common dragonet (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q132895 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Syngnathiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Syngnathiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 55
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 55
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Syngnathiformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"海龙鱼目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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