Genus of fishes
Synchiropus is a genus of fish in the family Callionymidae found mainly in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus:
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) [ 2]
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) [ 3]
Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Red-back dragonet) [ 4]
Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov , 1981) (Valdivia dragonet)
Synchiropus zamboangana Seale , 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)
References
^ Ronald Fricke, Francesc Ordines and Sergio Ramírez-Amaro. 2022. Synchiropus flavistrigatus, A New Species of Dragonet from the tropical eastern Atlantic (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 5(2); 87-101. DOI: 10.18476/2022.874590
^ 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.
^ Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. (2016): Synchiropus sycorax , a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 85–93.
^ 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.