Common stinkfish

Common stinkfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Foetorepus
Species:
F. calauropomus
Binomial name
Foetorepus calauropomus
(Richardson, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Callionymus calauropomus Richardson, 1844
  • Synchiropus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844)
  • Callionymus achates De Vis, 1883

The common stinkfish (Foetorepus calauropomus), also known as the crookspined dragonet,[2] is a species of dragonet found in temperate waters across the eastern part of the Indian Ocean, populating areas around Australia, as far as Tasmania. This species can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) TL and occurs at depths of 15 metres (49 ft) to 183 metres (600 ft).[1]

Description

The common stinkfish has a long, tapering body with large eyes, a small mouth, blue spots on the cheeks, and a long tailfin. Males have pink bodies, blue markings on their fins and head, and yellow lips with black blotches. Females generally appear paler and lack the black blotches, instead having blue wavy lines on their head.[3][4]

Behaviour

The species camouflages by resting on the seafloor.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Foetorepus calauropomus". FishBase.
  2. ^ McGrouther, Mark (22 February 2021). "Common Stinkfish, Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson, 1844)". Australian Museum.
  3. ^ Egdar, GJ (2008). "Foetorepus calauropomus". Reef Species of the World.
  4. ^ a b Bray, D. J. (2024). "Common Stinkfish, Foetorepus calauropomus (Richardson 1844)". Fishes of Australia.

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