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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335); kanmuensis: Named after the Kanmu Seamount, its type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 355 - 498 m (Ref. 37208). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Kanmu Seamount of the Emperor Seamount Chain. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37208); 12.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 21. Eye very large, 2.5 in HL; first dorsal spine not filamentous; first dorsal ray not elongate in the male; posterior tip of preopercular spine strongly curved upward; tips of pelvic fin rays thick; body nearly creamy white, with less distinct marbled brown marks in preserved specimens; first dorsal fin almost transparent in preserved specimens (Ref. 37208).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T., E. Yamamoto and C.-H. Chen, 1983. Two new species of the genus Foetorepus (Callionymidae) from the Emperor seamounts, north-central Pacific. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 29(4):349-354. (Ref. 37208)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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