Callionymidae

Phaeton dragonet

Synchiropus phaeton

Eighteen Centimeters Callionymid Fish

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Synchiropus phaeton (from the Greek symphysis, "grown together", cheir "hand" and pous, "foot") or the Phaeton dragonet is a species of bony fish of the family Callionymidae, the dragonets (Günther, 1861). It can be found in the Mediterranean and in the eastern Atlantic.