Synchiropus novaecaledoniae
| Synchiropus novaecaledoniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. novaecaledoniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus novaecaledoniae R. Fricke, 1981
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Synchiropus novaecaledoniae, the West Jumeau bigeye dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named after New Caledonia where the fish is found.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Fricke, R., 2001. Callionymidae. Dragonets. p. 3549-3571. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Synchiropus novaecaledoniae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.