Synchiropus kiyoae

Synchiropus kiyoae, Kiyo's dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific Ocean where it occurs around Japan and has been seen around Hawaii. This species can be found on coarse substrates at depths of from 5 to 14 metres (16 to 46 ft). This species grows to a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL.[1]

Synchiropus kiyoae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. kiyoae
Binomial name
Synchiropus kiyoae
R. Fricke & Zaiser, 1983
Synonyms

Minysynchiropus kiyoae (Fricke & Zaiser, 1983)

Etymology

The specific name honours Mrs.Kiyoe Tanaka, the widow of Tatsuo Tanaka, who donated land, facilities, and her personal time for to help establish the Tatsuo Tanaka Memorial Biological Station on Miyake-jima, Japan.[2] It is considered by some authorities to be the only species in the monospecific genus Minysynchiropus but most authorities place it within the genus Synchiropus.[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Minysynchiropus kiyoae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. Fricke, R. & M. J. Zaiser (1983). "A new callionymid fish, Synchiropus kiyoae, from the Izu Islands, Japan". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 30 (2): 122–128.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Synchiropus kiyoae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 April 2020.


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