Fish of the Callionymus genus of the Callionymidae (dragonets) family of the suborder Callionymoidei of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Dragonet. Photo by © Erling Svensen. suldal.kommune.no)
Dragonet (Callionymus lyra) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depth of 5-430 meters, usually 5-30 meters. It dwells near a sandy and silty bottom. The maximum recorded length is 30 cm, specimens up to 15 cm long are more common. It feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
(Dragonet. Photo by © Peter Verhoog. resimsitesi.com)
It is a permanent rare inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of dragonet (Callionymus lyra) in other languages as follows:
Peshk-pilivesa (Albanian), Pitvis (Dutch), Τζιτζίκι (Tzitziki) (Greek), Primita (Spanish), Dragoncello (Italian), Gestreifter Leierfisch (German), Lira (Polish), Peixe-pau-lira (Portuguese), Polosataja ryba–lira (Полосатая рыба–лира) (Russian), Mišić (Serbian, Croatian), Üzgün balığı (Turkish), Dragonnet lyre (French), Vřeténka pestrá (Czech).