Common dragonet
Callionymus lyra
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Callionymiformes
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Genus
- Callionymus
Where to Find
Found in 17 diving areas across 8 countries and 1 regions.
- Bornholm, Denmark - 8 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 1548 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 5 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 10153 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 3306 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 1 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 3 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 1 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 47 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 1 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 3181 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 9586 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 202 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 2360 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 218 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 335 records