Picturesque dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus)

Scientific name: Synchiropus picturatus Peters, 1877

The Picturesque dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) is a marine fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia.

Biology

Found on sandy bottoms of shallow sheltered reefs. Secretive in rubble below living coral. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Synchiropus picturatus
Family: Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 7.0
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m, usually 0 - 20 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)