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Common Dragonet

Callionymus lyra

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 5,556, February 4,103, March 6,429, April 10,114, May 14,583, June 15,902, July 17,016, August 14,633, September 10,744, October 8,019, November 4,382, December 3,425.
United States114,905
Alaska114,905
United Kingdom20
England17
Netherlands7
Sweden6
Västra Götalands län6
France6
Zeeland6
Bretagne5

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPipefishes and Allies · Syngnathiformes
FamilyDragonets · Callionymidae
GenusCallionymus

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