''Synchiropus'' is a

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Callionymidae found mainly in the tropical waters of the

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region.

Species

There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus: * '' Synchiropus atrilabiatus'' (

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, 1899) (Antler dragonet) * '' Synchiropus bartelsi'' R. Fricke, 1981 (Bartel's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus circularis'' R. Fricke, 1984 (Circled dragonet) * '' Synchiropus claudiae'' R. Fricke, 1990 (Claudia's dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus corallinus ''Synchiropus'' is a genus of fish in the family Callionymidae found mainly in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. Species There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus: * '' Synchiropus atrilabiatus'' (Garman, 1899) (Ant ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet) * '' Synchiropus delandi'' Fowler, 1943 (Deland's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus goodenbeani'' ( Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Pale-fin dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus grandoculis ''Synchiropus grandoculis'', the Western Australian bigeye dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" an ...

'' R. Fricke, 2000 (Western Australian big-eye dragonet) * '' Synchiropus grinnelli'' Fowler, 1941 (Philippines dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus hawaiiensis ''Synchiropus hawaiiensis'', the Hawaiian bigeye dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" and ', "name ...

'' R. Fricke, 2000 (Hawaiian big-eye dragonet) * '' Synchiropus kamoharai'' ( Nakabo, 1983) * '' Synchiropus kanmuensis'' ( Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983) (Kanmu dragonet) * '' Synchiropus kinmeiensis'' ( Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983) (Kinmei dragonet) * '' Synchiropus kiyoae'' R. Fricke & Zaiser, 1983 (Kiyo's dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus laddi ''Synchiropus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Callionymidae found mainly in the Tropics, tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. Species There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus: * ''Synchiropus atrilabiat ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Ladd's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus lateralis'' ( J. Richardson, 1844) (Chinese ornate dragonet) * '' Synchiropus lineolatus'' (

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, 1837) (Indian ornate dragonet) * '' Synchiropus marmoratus'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Marbled dragonet) * '' Synchiropus minutulus'' R. Fricke, 1981 (Minute flag-fin dragonet) * '' Synchiropus monacanthus''

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, 1935 (Deep-water dragonet) * '' Synchiropus morrisoni'' L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Morrison's dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus moyeri ''Synchiropus moyeri'', commonly known as Moyer's dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Description This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named ...

'' Zaiser & R. Fricke, 1985 (Moyer's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus novaecaledoniae'' R. Fricke, 1993 (West Jumeau big-eye dragonet) * '' Synchiropus novaehiberniensis'' R. Fricke, 2016 (New Ireland dragonet) Fricke, R. (2016): ''Synchiropus novaehiberniensis'', a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus ''Synchiropus'' (''Neosynchiropus'') and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). ''Journal of Natural History, 50 (47-48): 3003-3028.'' * '' Synchiropus orientalis'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) * '' Synchiropus orstom'' R. Fricke, 2000 (Orstom dragonet) * '' Synchiropus phaeton'' ( Günther, 1861) (Phaeton dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus picturatus The picturesque dragonet (''Synchiropus picturatus'') is a brightly colored member of the dragonet family native to the Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium tr ...

'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Picturesque dragonet) * '' Synchiropus postulus''

, 1963 (Dwarf dragonet) * '' Synchiropus rameus'' ( McCulloch, 1926) (High-finned dragonet) * '' Synchiropus randalli''

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& R. Fricke, 1985 (Randall's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus richeri'' R. Fricke, 2000 (Richer's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus rosulentus'' J. E. Randall, 1999 (Rosy dragonet) * '' Synchiropus rubrovinctus'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Tiny Hawaiian dragonet) * '' Synchiropus sechellensis''

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, 1908 (Seychelles dragonet) * '' Synchiropus signipinnis'' R. Fricke, 2000 (Chesterfield big-eye dragonet) * ''

Synchiropus splendidus ''Synchiropus splendidus'', the mandarinfish or mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately from ...

'' ( Herre, 1927) (Mandarin dragonet) * '' Synchiropus springeri'' R. Fricke, 1983 (Springer's dragonet) * '' Synchiropus stellatus''

, 1963 (Starry dragonet) * '' Synchiropus sycorax'' Y. K. Tea & A. C. Gill, 2016 (Ruby dragonet) Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. (2016)
''Synchiropus sycorax'', a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae).
''Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 85–93.'' * '' Synchiropus tudorjonesi'' G. R. Allen &

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, 2012 (Red-back dragonet) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): A new species of dragonet (''Synchiropus'': Callionymidae) from Indonesia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 9-14.'' * '' Synchiropus valdiviae'' ( Trunov, 1981) (Valdivia dragonet) * '' Synchiropus zamboangana'' Seale, 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2684354 Callionymidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill