Blotchfin dragonet explained

The blotchfin dragonet (Callionymus filamentosus) is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It also now occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, where it was first recorded in 1953 off Israel.^[1] It has since been observed in Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey and Rhodes (Greece).^[2] This species occurs at depths from 16 to 350 m and can grows to a length of 20 cm.

Notes and References

1. Book: F.D. Por . 1978 . Lessepsian Migration: The Influx of Red Sea Biota into the Mediterranean by Way of the Suez Canal Volume 23 of Ecological Studies (2012 reprint) . Springer Science & Business Media . 3642667287 . 104.
2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Callionymus filamentosus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Callionymus_filamentosus.pdf