Species sheet
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Common dragonet
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758
AnimalsAquatic mammals
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Gestreifter LeierfischGerman (Germany)
- DragoEuropean Spanish
- DragoncilloEuropean Spanish
- PrimitaEuropean Spanish
- DragonnetFrench (France)
- CallionymeFrench (France)
- Callionyme lyreFrench (France)
- DoucetFrench (France)
- Dragonnet lyreFrench (France)
- Cuccuma stizziataItalian (Italy)
- Pisci diavuluItalian (Italy)
- SciorgeItalian (Italy)
- TestuggineItalian (Italy)
- PitrisDutch (Netherlands)
- Peixe-pauEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Callionymus dracunculus
- Callionymus elegans
- Callionymus sueurii
- Uranoscopus micropterygius
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Sources
- SCAPS Patrick, MARAN Vincent, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 08/02/2011 : Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/120
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1205
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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