| Synchiropus circularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. circularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984
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Synchiropus circularis, the circled dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
This species reaches a length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in).2
Etymology
The fish is named after the body's circumferential white blotches.3
References
References
- Williams, J.T. (2022). "Synchiropus circularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T214366182A214366184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366182A214366184.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus circularis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.