Common stinkfish

Foetorepus calauropomus

Thirty Centimeters Callionymid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The common stinkfish (Foetorepus calauropomus), also known as the crookspined dragonet, 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).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Foetorepus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.

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