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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Callionymiformes (Order)
     └Callionymidae (Family) Dragonets
      └Callionymus (Genus)
       └C. bairdi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159626🔗
iNaturalist ID: 96458🔗

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