''Synchiropus hawaiiensis'', the Hawaiian bigeye dragonet, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of fish in the family

Callionymidae Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" and ', "name") found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific. They are benthic organisms, spending most o ...

, the dragonets. It is found in the Hawaiian Islands.

Etymology

The fish is named after Hawaii where the fish is found.

References

hawaiiensis Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of Hawaii Taxa named by Ronald Fricke Fish described in 2000 {{Callionymidae-stub