Synchiropus circularis
Synchiropus circularis, the circled dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the Western Pacific.
| Synchiropus circularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. circularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984 | |
This species reaches a length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named after the body's circumferential white blotches.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Synchiropus circularis" in 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.
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