Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Lancer Dragonet
Callionymus bairdi
Lancer Dragonet
Category: Dragonets
Scientific Name: Callionymus bairdi
Synonyms: Paradiplogrammus bairdi
Size: Up to 3 in. (7 cm)  
Depth: 6-300 ft. (2-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Callionymiformes (Order)
      └Callionymidae (Family)
       └Callionymus (Genus)
        └C. bairdi (Species)

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