Japanese dragonet (Synchiropus ijimae) fish species and information / pictures of Japanese dragonet - Synchiropus ijimae

Japanese dragonet (Synchiropus ijimae) fish species information

Scientific Name
Synchiropus ijimae

Common Name
Japanese dragonet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. A pair of supraorbital cirri present. The first dorsal fin of male high, broad and with many narrow white lines. Preopercular spine with an antrorse process at base which is absent in N. ocellatus and N. morrisoni. Attains 7 cm SL.

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Dragonets (Callionymidae)

Distribution

Region
Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) and South Korea (Ref. 77001).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
18 °C
Water Temperature To
22 °C
Depth From - meters
10 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 10 - 20 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.46 s.e. 0.40 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
10.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated