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Callionymus lura
Sculpin Scul"pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California (Scorp[ae]nichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe (Callionymus lura). Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.

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- this genus: Callionymus aagilis R. Fricke, 1999 (Slow dragonet) Callionymus acutirostris R. Fricke, 1981 (Pointed dragonet) Callionymus afilum R. Fricke...
- Callionymus draconis, the ****anese spiny dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to temperate regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans around ****an...
- Callionymus aagilis, the slow dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean around Réunion and Mauritius. This species grows to a length...
- Callionymus rivatoni, the New Caledonian longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific Ocean around New Caledonia. The specific name...
- Callionymus persicus, the Persian dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 15 to 100 metres...
- dragonet (Callionymus gardineri) reaches a length of 30 centimetres (12 in). At the other end of the spectrum, the Saint Helena dragonet (Callionymus sanctaehelenae)...
- Callionymus keeleyi, Keeley's dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is known to occur near the Philippines and...
- Callionymus megastomus, the Indian megamouth dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean around India. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel...
- Callionymus melanotopterus, the Indonesian flag dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters of Indonesia where it inhabits estuaries...
- Callionymus altipinnis, the highfin deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific Ocean around China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Froese...