Synchiropus circularis
Appearance
Synchiropus circularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Synchiropus |
Species: | S. circularis
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Binomial name | |
Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984
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Synchiropus circularis, the circled dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named after the body's circumferential white blotches.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Synchiropus circularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T214366182A214366184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366182A214366184.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus circularis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.