Synchiropus picturatus
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Synchiropus picturatus is a Dragonet
from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, where it is commonly known as the Spotted Mandarin or Target Mandarin. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length.
Dragonet
Dragonets are small, perciform, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae . Found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family contains approximately 186 species in 18 genera. The Draconettidae may be considered a sister family, whose members are very much alike,...
from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, where it is commonly known as the Spotted Mandarin or Target Mandarin. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length.