Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Risso's dragonet (Callionymus risso) is a species of dragonet native to the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Black Sea and rarely found off of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. This species can be found at depths of from 15 to 150 metres (49 to 492 ft). Males of this species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL while females reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Risso's dragonet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:13:53.390511+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Callionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
- Name authority
- Lesueur, 1814
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Callionymiformes
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Genus
- Callionymus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCallionymiformes
- familyCallionymidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCallionymus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCallionymus risso Lesueur, 1814
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Callionymus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Callionymus stigmatopareius Fricke, 1981 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus oxycephalus Fricke, 1980 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus scaber McCulloch, 1926 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus scabriceps Fowler, 1941 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus regani Nakabo, 1979 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus acutirostris Fricke, 1981 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus simplicicornis Valenciennes, 1837 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus sokonumeri Kamohara, 1936 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus rivatoni Fricke, 1993 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus sphinx Fricke & Heckele, 1984 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Callionymus macclesfieldensis Fricke, 1983 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Callionymus rissoi Lesueur, 1814 Lesueur, 1814 | synonym |
| Callionymus morissonii Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
| Callionymus belenus Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lesueur, C. A. (1814). Note sur deux poissons non encore décrits du genre Callionyme et de l’ordre des Jugulaires. Bulletin Des Sciences, Par La Société Philomathique de Paris, [Sér. 3][v. 1] (for Dec. 1812): 5–6, 2 pls. [Author’s name appeared as Le Sueur.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68VW8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.