Callionymidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 153-155

Callionymidae

Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835 —Tentacled dragonet, leafy dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Fricke (2002: 9–10). CAS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Guam, Palau and Yap, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Guinea. Found in harem groups, on sand-rubble bottoms near coral reefs, or in seagrass habitats, 1– 30 m. Marine.

Callionymus sp. (to be described by R. Fricke).—Madang dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. Record from Madang based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen. NTUM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Madang ( Papua New Guinea); known only from a single specimen. Marine.

Callionymus brevianalis Fricke, 1983 —Papuan dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.29595-021). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. New Guinea east to Vanuatu, south to Queensland ( Australia) and New Caledonia. Sand bottoms, 0– 15 m. Marine.

Callionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879 —Mangrove dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Fricke (1983: 122–137). Specimens observed and collected at St. CTR 11, CTR 26; specimens collected by W.-J. Chen. MNHN, NTUM, SMF and USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Guam, Palau, Yap and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on soft bottoms in the lagoon, or on sand patches on the reef flat, often associated with seagrass habitats, 0– 15 m. Transitional water and marine.

Callionymus pleurostictus Fricke, 1982 —Blue-spotted ruddertail dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30366-016). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Vietnam and eastern Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on sand bottoms, often near reefs, 0– 22 m. Marine.

Callionymus zythros Fricke, 2000 —New Guinea longtail dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Fricke (2000: 62, fig. 30); previously reported as Callionymus japonicus (non Houttuyn, 1782) by Fricke (2001: 3556, distribution map). BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. West Papua ( Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Endemic to New Guinea. Found on soft bottoms of lagoon and slope habitats, 20– 27 m. Marine.

Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) —Goram dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen collected at St. CTR 11. SMF and WAM material (SMF 34879; WAM P.30366-011).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Vietnam, Philippines and eastern Indonesia east to Marshall and Cook islands, north to southern China, south to Queensland ( Australia), Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. Found on soft bottoms adjacent to coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs, 0– 34 m. Marine.

Eleutherochir opercularis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) —Estuarine largemouth dragonet STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Munro (1958); record confirmed by Fricke (2002: 50). CSIRO material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Sri Lanka and eastern ndia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands. Found in estuaries, lower reaches of freshwater rivers and streams, and in adjacent mangrove habitats, 0– 3 m. Fresh water, transitional water and marine.

Synchiropus bartelsi Fricke, 1983 —Bartels' dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30365-005). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Found on sandrubble bottoms, 6– 35 m. Marine.

Synchiropus circularis Fricke, 1984 —Circular dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. WAM material (WAM P.30633-002).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, south to Chesterfield Islands. Found in coral reefs, 2– 35 m. Marine.

Synchiropus claudiae Fricke, 1990 —Claudia's dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Fricke (1990: 2, figs. 1–2). SMNS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Queensland ( Australia) and Papua New Guinea, 1– 10 m. Sand and gravel bottoms in coral reef lagoons. Marine.

Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) —Ocellated dragonet

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30358-007). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn, north to Izu Islands ( Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on rubble or algae, 0– 30 m. Marine.

Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) —Mandarinfish

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Fricke (1981: 129). BMNH material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Palau, Micronesia and Solomon Islands, north to Rykyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in sheltered coral reef habitats, 0– 18 m. Marine.