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Synchiropus splendidus

Synchiropus splendidus — Synchiropus splendidus
  • Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
7 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Callionymiformes
Family
Callionymidae
Genus
Synchiropus
Distribution
  • Pacific, Western Central

About the synchiropus splendidus

Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish or mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately from the Ryukyu Islands south to Australia. It can usually be found in some of the warmer waters.

Behaviour

Based on the gut analyses of seven wild fish Sadovy et al. (2001) determined that the mandarinfish has a mixed diet that consists of harpacticoid copepods, polychaete worms, small gastropods, gammaridean amphipods, fish eggs and ostracods.

In the wild, feeding is continuous during daytime; the fish peck selectively at small prey trapped on coral substrate in a home range of many square meters.

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Where the synchiropus splendidus lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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