Australian stinkfish

Callionymus australis

Callionymid Fish from Australian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

The Australian stinkfish (Callionymus australis) also known as the Northwestern Australian sawspine dragonet, is a species of dragonet only found in the Indian Ocean off of northwestern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from northwestern Australia.

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