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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harald Bartels is a biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to southern Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)
Inhabits sheltered algae reef habitats (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 2016. Synchiropus novaehiberniensis, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). J. Nat. Hist. (Ref. 111072)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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