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Synchiropus sechellensis

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Synchiropus sechellensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. sechellensis
Binomial name
Synchiropus sechellensis
Regan, 1908
Synonyms[1]

Synchiropus altivelis Regan, 1908

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.[1] 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).[2]

This species was first formally described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908 with the type locality given as Seychelles.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus sechellensis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Synchiropus sechellensis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Synchiropus_sechellensis.pdf
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Synchiropus sechellensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2020.