Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Callionymiformes (Order)
     └Callionymidae (Family)
      └Callionymus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Dragonets

Lancer Dragonet



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