Deep-water dragonet

Synchiropus monacanthus

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Small

Synchiropus monacanthus, also commonly known as the deep-water dragonet or the South African bigeye dragonet, is a species of Syngnathiform fish that belongs to the dragonet family Callionymidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Zanzibar, Tanzania to Port Alfred, South Africa.

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