Seychelles dragonet

Synchiropus sechellensis

Callionymid Fish Reaching Three Point Eight Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
West Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Synchiropus sechellensis, the Seychelles dragonet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a dragonet from the family Callionymidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia. Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, it was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in 2014; where it is found on rare occasions from Alexandria (Egypt) to the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Maximum length: 3.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Gulf of Suez); Gulf of Aden; Somalia; Seychelles; Maldives; East Coral Sea (Chesterfield Islands; Banc du Sable); New Caledonia (Grande Terre Group). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean (Turkey);
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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