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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Joseph Grinnell (1877–1939) was a field biologist and zoologist who became professor and Director at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 357 m (Ref. 40966). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)
Inhabits shallow coastal sand-flats (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 1982. Nominal genera and species of dragonets (Teleostei: Callionymidae, Draconettidae). Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 84:53-92. (Ref. 30501)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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