The present paper reports four uncommon fish species of dragonets of the family Callionymidae viz. Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837, C. hindsii Richardson, 1844, C. margaretae Regan, 1905 and C. recurvispinis (Li 1966) for the first time from Odisha coast, India. Diagnosis, morphometric and meristic characters of the recorded species are provided herein. The records of Callionymus species in Indian waters are discussed. It is concluded that only 15 species of the genus Callionymus are occurring in India, while reports of C. belcheri, C. japonicus, C. kaianus and C. melanopterus are erroneous.

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来自印度奥里萨邦海岸的四种蜻蜓种（Perciformes：Callionymidae）的新分布记录，并评论了印度水域其他Callionymus物种的发生

本文报道了Callionymidae viz家族的四种不常见的小龙虾。首次从印度奥里萨邦海岸首次发现的Callionymusfilossus Valenciennes，1837年，C.hindsii Richardson，1844年，C.margaretae Regan，1905年和C.recurvispinis（Li，1966年）。本文提供了所记录物种的诊断，形态计量和综合特征。讨论了印度洋水域Callionymus种类的记录。结论是印度仅出现Callionymus属15种，而有关C. belcheri，C。japonicus，C。kaianus和C. melanopterus的报道。是错误的。