Synchiropus

Synchiropus
Mandarinfish (S. splendidus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Callionymoidei
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus T. N. Gill, 1860
Type species
Callionymus lateralis Richardson, 1844
Species
see text

Synchiropus is a genus of dragonets found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific.

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A juvenile picturesque dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) in captivity

Species

There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:

• Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
• Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) (Antler dragonet)
• Synchiropus australis (Nakabo & McKay, 1989)
• Synchiropus bartelsi R. Fricke, 1981 (Bartel's dragonet)
• Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984 (Circled dragonet)
• Synchiropus claudiae R. Fricke, 1990
• Synchiropus corallinus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet)
• Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943
• Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Palefin dragonet)
• Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000
• Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 (Philippines dragonet)
• Synchiropus hawaiiensis R. Fricke, 2000
• Synchiropus ijimae D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Japanese dragonet)
• Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983)
• Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983)
• Synchiropus laddi L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Ladd's dragonet)
• Synchiropus lateralis (J. Richardson, 1844)
• Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
• Synchiropus marmoratus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Marbled dragonet)
• Synchiropus minutulus R. Fricke, 1981
• Synchiropus monacanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1935 (Deep-water dragonet)
• Synchiropus morrisoni L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Morrison's dragonet)
• Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & R. Fricke, 1985 (Moyer's dragonet)
• Synchiropus novaecaledoniae R. Fricke, 1993
• Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) (Ocellated dragonet)
• Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
• Synchiropus orstom R. Fricke, 2000
• Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) (Phaeton dragonet)
• Synchiropus picturatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Picturesque dragonet)
• Synchiropus postulus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Dwarf dragonet)
• Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) (High-finned dragonet)
• Synchiropus randalli G. T. Clark & R. Fricke, 1985 (Randall's dragonet)
• Synchiropus richeri R. Fricke, 2000
• Synchiropus rosulentus J. E. Randall, 1999 (Rosy dragonet)
• Synchiropus rubrovinctus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
• Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908
• Synchiropus signipinnis R. Fricke, 2000
• Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) (Mandarinfish)
• Synchiropus springeri R. Fricke, 1983
• Synchiropus stellatus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Starry dragonet)
• Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012
• Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910