Synchiropus

Synchiropus
Synchiropus phaeton
Synchiropus splendidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus T. N. Gill, 1859
Type species
Callionymus lateralis Richardson, 1844

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

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 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 ijimae D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Japanese 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 ^[1]
• Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770) (Ocellated 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 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) (Mandarinfish)
• 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

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, Published online: 10 AUG 2016.
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.
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.