A genus of small, brightly colored fish with fused pelvic fins, commonly called dragonets, found in saltwater habitats.
From Greek 'kallos' (beauty) + 'onoma' (name), literally 'beautiful name.' Used as a scientific genus name in marine taxonomy for these ornate little fish.
The dragonet gets its genus name from ancient Greek but was only scientifically named in 1758—thousands of years of human sea travel passed before anyone formally recognized and named these jewel-like fish.
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