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Synchiropus sechellensis

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 from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia. Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, 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).

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Synchiropus sechellensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. sechellensis
Binomial name
Synchiropus sechellensis
Regan, 1908
Synonyms1

Synchiropus altivelis Regan, 1908

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 from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia.1 Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, 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).2

This species was first formally described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908 with the type locality given as Seychelles.3

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus sechellensis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. 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
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Synchiropus sechellensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2020.