Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidus
Mandarinfish
Category: Dragonets
Scientific Name: Synchiropus splendidus
Size: 1 to 2.25 in. (2.5 to 6 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Callionymiformes (Order)
     └Callionymidae (Family) Dragonets
      └Synchiropus (Genus)
       └S. splendidus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273264🔗
iNaturalist ID: 56072🔗

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