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Teleostei (teleosts) > Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Herre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 18 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 18 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Rare individuals have a bright red ground color (Ref. 1602). Preopercular spine 0[2-5/0]1 (Ref. 37816).

Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs (Ref. 1602, 48636). Found on silty bottoms with coral and rubble (Ref. 9710). Usually in small groups spread over small area (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413). Well-known aquarium fish. (Ref. 37816).

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Pairs ascend in close contact towards the surface where eggs and sperm are released (aquarium observation, Ref. 36808).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)