Synchiropus morrisoni
| Morrison's dragonet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Callionymoidei |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. morrisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus morrisoni (Schultz, 1960) | |
Synchiropus morrisoni, or Morrison's dragonet is a species of tropical marine fish in the Dragonet (Callionymidae) family. It is native to the southwest Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia ant eastwards to the Marshall Islands and Fiji.
Description
A small fish, with maximum recorded size of about 7 cm. Soft dorsal rays branched. In males the first dorsal fin is much taller than the second, and in females it is shorter. Colour is a mottled red with variably sizes white spots and a dark brown blotch covering at least half of the base of the pectoral. In males, the first dorsal fin has narrow bars edged with light blue, and the lower head and front of the body has blue dots.[1]
Distribution
Japan to Australia and eastwards to the Marshall Islands and Fiji.[1]
References
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