Synchiropus

Synchiropus is a genus of fish in the family Callionymidae found mainly in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.

Synchiropus
Synchiropus phaeton
Synchiropus splendidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Gill, 1859
Type species
Callionymus lateralis
Richardson, 1844
Synonyms
  • Eocallionymus Nakabo, 1982
  • Minysynchiropus Nakabo, 1982
  • Orbonymus Whitley, 1947
  • Pterosynchiropus Nakabo, 1982

Species

There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus:

  • Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) (Antler dragonet)
  • Synchiropus bartelsi R. Fricke, 1981 (Bartel's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984 (Circled dragonet)
  • Synchiropus claudiae R. Fricke, 1990 (Claudia's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus corallinus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet)
  • Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 (Deland's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Pale-fin dragonet)
  • Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000 (Western Australian big-eye dragonet)
  • Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941 (Philippines dragonet)
  • Synchiropus hawaiiensis R. Fricke, 2000 (Hawaiian big-eye dragonet)
  • Synchiropus kamoharai (Nakabo, 1983)
  • Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983) (Kanmu dragonet)
  • Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & C. H. Chen, 1983) (Kinmei dragonet)
  • Synchiropus kiyoae R. Fricke & Zaiser, 1983 (Kiyo's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus laddi L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Ladd's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus lateralis (J. Richardson, 1844) (Chinese ornate dragonet)
  • Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Indian ornate dragonet)
  • Synchiropus marmoratus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Marbled dragonet)
  • Synchiropus minutulus R. Fricke, 1981 (Minute flag-fin dragonet)
  • Synchiropus monacanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1935 (Deep-water dragonet)
  • Synchiropus morrisoni L. P. Schultz, 1960 (Morrison's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & R. Fricke, 1985 (Moyer's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus novaecaledoniae R. Fricke, 1993 (West Jumeau big-eye dragonet)
  • Synchiropus novaehiberniensis R. Fricke, 2016 (New Ireland dragonet) [1]
  • Synchiropus orientalis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
  • Synchiropus orstom R. Fricke, 2000 (Orstom dragonet)
  • Synchiropus phaeton (Günther, 1861) (Phaeton dragonet)
  • Synchiropus picturatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Picturesque dragonet)
  • Synchiropus postulus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Dwarf dragonet)
  • Synchiropus rameus (McCulloch, 1926) (High-finned dragonet)
  • Synchiropus randalli G. T. Clark & R. Fricke, 1985 (Randall's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus richeri R. Fricke, 2000 (Richer's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus rosulentus J. E. Randall, 1999 (Rosy dragonet)
  • Synchiropus rubrovinctus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Tiny Hawaiian dragonet)
  • Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 (Seychelles dragonet)
  • Synchiropus signipinnis R. Fricke, 2000 (Chesterfield big-eye dragonet)
  • Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) (Mandarin dragonet)
  • Synchiropus springeri R. Fricke, 1983 (Springer's dragonet)
  • Synchiropus stellatus J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Starry dragonet)
  • Synchiropus sycorax Y. K. Tea & A. C. Gill, 2016 (Ruby dragonet) [2]
  • Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Red-back dragonet) [3]
  • Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) (Valdivia dragonet)
  • Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)
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References
  1. 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). Journal of Natural History, 50 (47-48): 3003-3028.
  2. Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. (2016): Synchiropus sycorax, a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 85–93.
  3. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): A new species of dragonet (Synchiropus: Callionymidae) from Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 9-14.
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