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Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 122 m (Ref. 58302), usually 15 - 16 m (Ref. 11666). Subtropical
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11666); 4.0 cm SL (female)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Dorsoposterior edge of eye with a pair of supraorbital cirri. Long, somewhat pointed snout. Male with first dorsal fin high and elongate; and with an inverse Y-shaped, blackish brown blotch on the throat. The female with a large dark mark at the base of its pelvic fin (Ref. 37433).
Pacific Ocean: Japan, New Caledonia, and Hawaii. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Found on mixed volcanic and coral sand, broken shells, and rubble substrate, with low relief and no algal cover (rarely on pure sand) (Ref. 11666). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
Fricke, R. and M.Z. Brownell, 1993. Two new dragonets of the genus Callionymus (Callionymidae) and a record of Callionymus corallinus from Miyake-jima, Izu Islands, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 40(1):1-10.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00995 (-0.17729 - 0.19720), b=2.85677 (2.75698 - 2.95656), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .