Synchiropus

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Synchiropus
Mandarinfish (S. splendidus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Callionymoidei
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
T. N. Gill, 1860
Type species
Callionymus lateralis
Richardson, 1844
Species

see text

Synchiropus is a genus of dragonets found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific.

A juvenile specimen of the Picturesque dragonet (S. picturatus in captivity.

Species

There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  • Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) (Antler dragonet)
  • Synchiropus australis (Nakabo & McKay, 1989)
  • Synchiropus bartelsi R. Fricke, 1981 (Bartel's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984 (Circled dragonet)
  • Synchiropus claudiae R. Fricke, 1990
  • Synchiropus corallinus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet)
  • Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943
  • Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Palefin dragonet)
  • Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000
  • Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 (Philippines dragonet)
  • Synchiropus hawaiiensis R. Fricke, 2000
  • Synchiropus ijimae D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Japanese dragonet)
  • Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983)
  • Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983)
  • Synchiropus laddi L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Ladd's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus lateralis (J. Richardson, 1844)
  • Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Synchiropus marmoratus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Marbled dragonet)
  • Synchiropus minutulus R. Fricke, 1981
  • Synchiropus monacanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1935 (Deep-water dragonet)
  • Synchiropus morrisoni L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Morrison's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & R. Fricke, 1985 (Moyer's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus novaecaledoniae R. Fricke, 1993
  • Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) (Ocellated dragonet)
  • Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
  • Synchiropus orstom R. Fricke, 2000
  • Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) (Phaeton dragonet)
  • Synchiropus picturatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Picturesque dragonet)
  • Synchiropus postulus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Dwarf dragonet)
  • Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) (High-finned dragonet)
  • Synchiropus randalli G. T. Clark & R. Fricke, 1985 (Randall's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus richeri R. Fricke, 2000
  • Synchiropus rosulentus J. E. Randall, 1999 (Rosy dragonet)
  • Synchiropus rubrovinctus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
  • Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908
  • Synchiropus signipinnis R. Fricke, 2000
  • Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) (Mandarinfish)
  • Synchiropus springeri R. Fricke, 1983
  • Synchiropus stellatus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Starry dragonet)
  • Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012
  • Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Synchiropus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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