Common dragonet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common dragonet lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callionymus lyra
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Callionymidae

Where does the common dragonet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common dragonet in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common dragonet endangered?

The common dragonet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common dragonet?

The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) is a ray-finned fish in the order Syngnathiformes and the family Callionymidae, genus Callionymus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common dragonet

The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) is a species of dragonet which is widely distributed in the eastern North Atlantic where it is common near Europe from Norway and Iceland southwards. It is a demersal species that occurs over sand bottoms. It lives to a maximum age of around seven years. It is caught in bycatch by fisheries and is used in the aquarium trade.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common dragonet (revision 1348404179), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q132895 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).