Synchiropus moyeri

Synchiropus moyeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus
Species:	S. moyeri
Binomial name
Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & R. Fricke, 1985

Synchiropus moyeri, commonly known as Moyer's dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Jack T. Moyer (1929-2004), who was director of the Tatsuo Tanaka Memorial Biological Station at Miyake-jima, Japan, for his "noteworthy contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Miyake-jima, and in deep appreciation of the encouragement and logistic support he has provided to both of the authors". ^[4]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2022). "Synchiropus moyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T214366424A214366427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366424A214366427.en . Retrieved 29 February 2024.
2. Zaiser, M.J. and R. Fricke, 1985. Synchiropus moyeri, a new species of dragonet (Callionymidae) from Miyake-jima, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 31(4):389-397.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus moyeri". 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.