Synchiropus

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::summary Genus of fishes ::

| image = Synchiropus phaeton 01.JPG | image_caption = Synchiropus phaeton | image2 = Synchiropus splendidus 2 Luc Viatour.jpg | image2_caption = Synchiropus splendidus | taxon = Synchiropus | authority = Gill, 1859 | type_species = Callionymus lateralis | type_species_authority = 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

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 flavistrigatus R. Fricke, Francesc Ordines and Sergio Ramírez-Amaro. 2022

• 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)

• 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)

• Synchiropus tudorjonesi G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Red-back dragonet)

• Synchiropus valdiviae (Trunov, 1981) (Valdivia dragonet)

• Synchiropus zamboangana Seale, 1910 (Zamboangan dragonet)

References

References

1. 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
2. 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.''
3. Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. (2016): [http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4173.1.8/8571 ''Synchiropus sycorax'', a new species of dragonet from the Philippines (Teleostei: Callionymidae).] ''Zootaxa, 4173 (1): 85–93.''
4. 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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