Synchiropus circularis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Synchiropus circularis, the circled dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the Western Pacific.

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

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Synchiropus circularis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. 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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