| Synchiropus | |
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| Synchiropus phaeton | |
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| Synchiropus splendidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus Gill, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Callionymus lateralis Richardson, 1844
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Synchiropus is a genus of Syngnathiform fish that belongs to the family Callionymidae. It is mainly found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
Taxonomy
This genus has a complex taxonomic history, with differing authorities accepting subgenera, such as Foetorepus and Neosynchiropus, or lumping them into one genus.
Species
This genus contains many described species. The currently recognized species in this genus are:2
- Synchiropus agassizii (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1888) (Spotfin dragonet)
- Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 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 (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet)
- Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 (Deland's dragonet)
- Synchiropus flavistrigatus R. Fricke, Ordines & Ramírez-Amaro, 20223
- Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Pale-fin dragonet)
- Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000 (Western Australian big-eye dragonet)
- Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 (Philippines dragonet)
- Synchiropus hawaiiensis 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 L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Ladd's dragonet)
- Synchiropus lateralis (J. Richardson, 1844) (Chinese ornate dragonet)
- Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Indian ornate dragonet)
- Synchiropus marmoratus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Marbled dragonet)
- Synchiropus minutulus R. Fricke, 1981 (Minute flag-fin dragonet)
- Synchiropus monacanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1935 (Deep-water dragonet)
- Synchiropus morrisoni L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Morrison's dragonet)
- Synchiropus moyeri 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) 4
- Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
- Synchiropus orstom R. Fricke, 2000 (Orstom dragonet)
- Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) (Phaeton dragonet)
- Synchiropus picturatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Picturesque dragonet)
- Synchiropus postulus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Dwarf dragonet)
- Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) (High-finned dragonet)
- Synchiropus randalli G. T. Clark & 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 Regan, 1908 (Seychelles dragonet)
- Synchiropus signipinnis R. Fricke, 2000 (Chesterfield big-eye dragonet)
- Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) (Mandarin dragonet)
- Synchiropus springeri R. Fricke, 1983 (Springer's dragonet)
- Synchiropus stellatus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Starry dragonet)
- Synchiropus sycorax Y. K. Tea & A. C. Gill, 2016 (Ruby dragonet) 5
- Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Red-back dragonet) 6
- Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) (Valdivia dragonet)
- Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Callionymidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Synchiropus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- Ronald Fricke; Francesc Ordines; and Sergio Ramírez-Amaro (2022). "Synchiropus flavistrigatus, A New Species of Dragonet from the tropical eastern Atlantic (Teleostei: Callionymidae)". Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 5 (2): 87–101. doi:10.18476/2022.874590.
- 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.
- Tea, Y.-K.; Gill, A.C. (2016). "Synchiropus sycorax, a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae)". Zootaxa. 4173 (1): 85–93.
- 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.