Synchiropus stellatus
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Synchiropus stellatus is a Dragonet
from the Indian Ocean
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 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 Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 cm in length.