Short-snout sand-dragonet

The short-snout sand-dragonet (Callionymus schaapii) is a species of dragonet native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found at a depth of around 8 metres (26 ft). It prefers muddy or sandy substrates, preferring areas near river mouths or estuaries. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.^[1] The specific name honours Dirk François Schaap, a Dutch colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies who lived on Bangka Island, Sumatra, who found this species.^[2]

Short-snout sand-dragonet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Callionymus
Species:	C. schaapii
Binomial name
Callionymus schaapii Bleeker, 1852
Synonyms
Repomucenus schaapii (Bleeker, 1852)