Red dragonet

Synchiropus altivelis

First dorsal spine filaments

Red dragonet is known around Indo-Pacific as a fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 17 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonets
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Maximum length: 17 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Also from southern Japan to the northern South China Sea (Ref. 559 ).

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