Morrison’s Dragonet

Synchiropus morrisoni

Male red with several small blue spots. Black spot to the rear of the pectoral fin base.

Size : 5 cm

Habitat : In outreefs, 8-30 m. Usually on stony ground or rubble with algae upgrowth.

Distribution : Western Australia to Fiji, Samoa and Micronesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Syngnathiformes

FAMILY

:

Callionymidae

GENUS

:

Synchiropus

SPECIES

:

Synchiropus morrisoni

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner