Fish of the Callionymus genus of the Callionymidae (dragonets) family of the suborder Callionymoidei of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Sailfin dragonet. Photo by © Sencer Akalýn. fishbase.org)
Sailfin dragonet (Callionymus pusillus) was first described in 1809 by the French botanist and ichthyologist François Delaroche (1781-1812).
It inhabits shallow water but can sink to a depth of 100 meters. It dwells near a sandy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 14 cm, specimens up to 10 cm long are more common. It feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
(Sailfin dragonet. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of sailfin dragonet (Callionymus pusillus) in other languages as follows:
Ивичеста морска мишка (Ivichesta morska mishka) (Bulgarian), Καλλιώνυμος μεγαλόπτερος (Kallionymos megaljopteros) (Greek), Dragoncello (Italian), Kleiner Leierfisch (German), Şoricuţ de mare (Romanian), Бурая пескарка (Buraja peskarka) (Russian), Mišić repaš (Serbian, Croatian), Dolgorepi zmajček (Slovenian), Dragonnet élégant (French).