| Synchiropus minutulus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. minutulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus minutulus R. Fricke, 1981 | |
Synchiropus minutulus, the minute flagfin dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. [1]
This species reaches a length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in). [2]
The fishes name means very small or pygmy. [3]
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