High-finned dragonet

Synchiropus rameus

Fifteen Centimeters Callionymid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The high-finned dragonet (Synchiropus rameus) is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of northwestern Australia as well as New Caledonia, where it favors substrates consisting of sand or rubble and reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and New Caledonia.

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