Callionymus kailolae

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Callionymus kailolae, Kailola's deepwater dragonet or the Northwestern ocellated dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean off of western Australia where this deep-water species is found at depths of from {{convert|200|to|204|m|ft}}.{{FishBase species |genus= Callionymus|species= kailolae| month = February | year = 2013}} The specific name honours Patricia Kailola of Newnham, Tasmania who published a photograph of the new species, "in appreciation of her interest in callionymid fish research".{{cite journal | author = Ronald Fricke | year = 2000 | title = Callionymidae of New Caledonia, with remarks on related species and descriptions of 10 new species from New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, and Hawaii (Teleostei) | url = http://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/sites/default/files/publikationen/serie-a/A617.pdf | journal = Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) | issue = 617 | pages = 1–81}}

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Category:Fish described in 2000

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