Synchiropus claudiae

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Synchiropus claudiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. claudiae
Binomial name
Synchiropus claudiae
R. Fricke, 1990

Synchiropus claudiae, also known as Claudia's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

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Description

The maximum length of this species is 2.2 cm (0.87 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Fricke’s sister, Claudia Grünhagen, because of her “continued interest in and support of [his] studies on callionymid fishes”. [4]

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References

  1. Acero, A. & Fricke, R. (2010). "Synchiropus claudiae (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T154691A115222632. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154691A4607824.en . Retrieved 5 March 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link){{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Fricke, R., 2001. Callionymidae. Dragonets. p. 3549-3571. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Synchiropus claudiae" in FishBase . February 2015 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.