Dragonets (Callionymidae) of Soft Bottoms from the Coastal Zone of Southern Central Vietnam

A. M. Prokofiev
Translated by D.A. Pavlov

Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Leninskii 33, Moscow, 117071 Russia

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Nakhimovskii 36, Moscow, 117218 Russia

Correspondence to: e-mail: prokartster@gmail.com

Received 9 February, 2015

Abstract—A review of dragonets (Gallionymidae) from the coastal waters of Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang and Van Phong bays) and Binh Thuan (Phu Quy Island) provinces, Vietnam, was conducted based on the samples of the author. In total, nine species were recorded, including three species indicated in the fauna of the country for the first time. In addition, geographic and bathymetric distribution of C. altipinnis, as well as morphological variation of several other species, was specified.

Keywords: dragonets, Vietnam, Nha Trang and Van Phong bays, Phu Quy Island, South China Sea, distribution, variability

DOI: 10.1134/S0032945216050118