An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
Author
Yennawar, Prasanna
Author
Mohapatra, Anil
Author
Tudu, Prasad Chandra
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2017
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33.
Callionymus sagitta
Pallas, 1770
Arrow dragonet (Figure 34)
Material examined
:
1 ex.
; 22.07.11;
Mohana
,
Reg. No.
MARC
/ZSI/F3733
.
Description
: D: IV,9; A: 9. Head and body sand yellow, covered with numerous small dark spots. Ventral sides whitish. Dorsal fin black, first membrane often (at least basally) whitish in females. Anal fin white. Second dorsal, caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins spotted with brown.
Distribution
: Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Peninsula to the
Philippines
.
IUCN
Status
(2012): Least Concern (
LC
).
Remarks
: The fish has no commercial value.