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Synchiropus kiyoae Fricke & Zaiser, 1983 Kiyo's dragonet |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Callionymidae (Dragonets) | |||
| Max. size: | 2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 14 m | |||
| Distribution: | Pacific Ocean: Japan. Photographed in Hawaii (Ref. 28618). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body moderately depressed. Preopercular spine long, without antrorse process at base and with 5 to 6 processes on inner side; posterior tip strongly upcurved. Lateral line on body conspicuously curved upward above the pectoral fin. Attains 2 cm SL. | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in bottoms with coarse sand, broken shell, volcanic gravel, and small rocks with dead algae. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2022 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||