''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
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from the
Red Sea south to the
Seychelles and the
Maldives and east as far as
New Caledonia
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[ Following a likely introduction via the ]Suez Canal
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, 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).[Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (''Synchiropus sechellensis''). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Synchiropus_sechellensis.pdf]
This species was first formally described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908 with the type locality given as Seychelles.
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sechellensis
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Fish described in 1908