WoRMS taxon details
Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837
126791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126791)
accepted
Species
Callionymus filentosus Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963 · unaccepted
Calliurichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted
Repomucenus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details]
Description Found on sandy and muddy subtrate of the coastal area down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 5213).
Description Found on sandy and muddy subtrate of the coastal area down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 5213). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126791 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details]
original description (of Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956) Fowler, F. W.; Steinitz, H. (1956). Fishes from Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Oman. <em>Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel.</em> 5B (3-4): 260-292. [details]
original description (of Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963) Smith, J. L. B. (1963). Fishes of the families Draconettidae and Callionymidae from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 28: 547-564, Pls. 83-86. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956) Fowler, F. W.; Steinitz, H. (1956). Fishes from Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Oman. <em>Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel.</em> 5B (3-4): 260-292. [details]
original description (of Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963) Smith, J. L. B. (1963). Fishes of the families Draconettidae and Callionymidae from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 28: 547-564, Pls. 83-86. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Unreviewed
Description Found on sandy and muddy subtrate of the coastal area down to a depth of about 100 m (Ref. 5213). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blotchfin dragonet | [details] |
| Hebrew | שפריר החוט | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φυλλοειδής καλλιώνυμος | [details] |
| Turkish | uzgun baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (154 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Calliurichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Repomucenus filamentosus) (from synonym Repomucenus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Calliurichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus filentosus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963)
To GenBank (418 nucleotides; 244 proteins)
To GenBank (418 nucleotides; 244 proteins) (from synonym Repomucenus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus filamentosus FIN027354 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus filamentosus FIN027355 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Calliurichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Repomucenus filamentosus) (from synonym Repomucenus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Calliurichthys filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus filentosus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus haifae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callionymus stigmapteron Smith, 1963)
To GenBank (418 nucleotides; 244 proteins)
To GenBank (418 nucleotides; 244 proteins) (from synonym Repomucenus filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus filamentosus FIN027354 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callionymus filamentosus FIN027355 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
