Synchiropus

Synchiropus
	Synchiropus phaeton
	Synchiropus splendidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Callionymiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus; Gill, 1859
Type species
	Callionymus lateralis; Richardson, 1844
Synonyms
	Eocallionymus Nakabo, 1982; Minysynchiropus Nakabo, 1982; Orbonymus Whitley, 1947; Pterosynchiropus Nakabo, 1982;

Synchiropus is a genus of fish in the family Callionymidae found mainly in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.

Species[edit]

There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus:

Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) (Antler dragonet)
Synchiropus bartelsi R. Fricke, 1981 (Bartel's dragonet)
Synchiropus circularis R. Fricke, 1984 (Circled dragonet)
Synchiropus claudiae R. Fricke, 1990 (Claudia's dragonet)
Synchiropus corallinus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet)
Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 (Deland's dragonet)
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) ^[1]
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) ^[2]
Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Red-back dragonet) ^[3]
Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) (Valdivia dragonet)
Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)

References[edit]

^ 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.

[Fricke2016-1] 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.

[Tea2016-2] Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. (2016): Synchiropus sycorax, a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 85–93.

[Allen2012-3] 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.

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