Synchiropus sechellensis
Synchiropus sechellensis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Synchiropus sechellensis, the Seychelles dragonet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a dragonet from the family Callionymidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia. Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, it was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in 2014; where it is found on rare occasions from Alexandria (Egypt) to the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Genus
- Synchiropus