Rosy dragonet (Synchiropus rosulentus)

Scientific name: Synchiropus rosulentus Randall, 1999

Rosy dragonet (Synchiropus rosulentus)

The Rosy dragonet (Synchiropus rosulentus) is a marine fish of the family Callionymidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Males with 5 irregular brown blotches dorsally on body and a row of seven orange pink blotches along side linked dorsally by a midlateral narrow orange pink stripe; two small jet black spots above base of each pelvic fin; broken blue lines (brown in preservative) on head below eye, continuing onto gill membranes and pectoral-fin base where alternating with yellow; first dorsal fin with long dusky yellow to orange pink streaks on membranes; females similar but lacking the two small black spots and the blue and yellow striping of the lower head and pectoral-fin base; posterior two-thirds of the short first dorsal fin black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synchiropus rosulentus
Family
Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.2
Depth range
5–24 m (16–79 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 24 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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