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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 75992), usually 25 - 33 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 33°N - 26°S, 100°E - 168°W
Western Pacific: Japan to Australia and eastward to Samoa (Ref. 592) and Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Occurs in algal covered rocks of seaward reefs; rarely in less than 25 m in most coral reef areas (Ref. 1602, 48636). Minimum depth from Ref. 90102, common minimum depth from Refs. 1602, 48636, 34765.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.2 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 302 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00441 - 0.02856), b=2.92 (2.70 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 146 [87, 326] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.979 [0.610, 1.534] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.1 [18.1, 20.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.176 [0.111, 0.278] g/100g ; Selenium = 26.8 [14.7, 47.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 102 [38, 270] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.92 [1.35, 2.71] mg/100g (wet weight);