Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes 1837

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 123-125

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scientific name	Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes 1837
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Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes 1837 View in CoL —Blotchfin dragonet

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes 1837 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 21); subsequently recorded as Callionymus filamentosus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Callionymus filamentosus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 212); recently recorded as Callionymus filamentosus View in CoL by Bariche et al.

(2007: 112); as Callionymus filamentosus as Bariche et al. (2009: 3); as Callionymus filamentosus Bariche et al. (2015: 2366) . Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH, SMNS, USNM and ANSP (as Repomucenus filamentosus ).

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Taiwan, south to Western Australia and Vanuatu; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.