Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
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
Callionymus enneactis, the mangrove dragonet or common dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific Ocean at depths down to 15 metres (49 ft). At shallower depths it occurs in areas of mangroves, being found on coral reefs at deeper depths. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Callionymus enneactis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:13:45.196403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1879
- 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 enneactis Bleeker, 1879
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 risso Lesueur, 1814 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paradiplogrammus distethommatus (Fowler, 1941) (Fowler, 1941) | synonym |
| Paradiplogrammus parvus Nakabo, 1984 Nakabo, 1984 | synonym |
| Callionymus calliste Jordan & Fowler, 1903 Jordan & Fowler, 1903 | synonym |
| Callionymus distethommatus Fowler, 1941 Fowler, 1941 | synonym |
| Callionymus enneatics Bleeker, 1879 Bleeker, 1879 | synonym |
| Paradiplogrammus enneactis (Bleeker, 1879) (Bleeker, 1879) | synonym |
| Paradiplogrammus enneactis calliste (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) | synonym |
| Callionymus altidorsalis Wang & Ye, 1982 Wang & Ye, 1982 | synonym |
| Callionymus wilburi Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935 | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1879). Révision des espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Callionymoïdes. Verslagen En Mededeelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2), v. 14: 79–107. 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:PR6J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.