Synchiropus postulus

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Synchiropus postulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. postulus
Binomial name
Synchiropus postulus

Synchiropus postulus, the dwarf dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. [1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 2.6 cm (1.0 in). [2]

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References

  1. Fricke, R., 1986. Callionymidae. p. 770-774. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus postulus". FishBase . February 2015 version.