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Synchiropus rosulentus Randall, 1999 Rosy dragonet |
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photo by
Stender, K. |
| Family: | Callionymidae (Dragonets) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.15 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 24 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. 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. | |||
| Biology: | Collected from sand and rubble bottoms adjacent to coral reefs or rocky areas (Ref. 33412). Benthic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||