Synchiropus novaecaledoniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. novaecaledoniae
Binomial name
Synchiropus novaecaledoniae
R. Fricke, 1981

Synchiropus novaecaledoniae, the West Jumeau bigeye dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the Western Central Pacific.[1][2]

Etymology

The fish is named after New Caledonia where the fish is found.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Fricke, R., 2001. Callionymidae. Dragonets. p. 3549-3571. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Synchiropus novaecaledoniae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. โ†‘ 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.


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