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Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish or mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately from the Ryukyu Islands south to Australia. It can usually be found in some of the warmer waters.
Synchiropus splendidus, also known as the mandarin goby and the mandarin dragonet, native to the Pacific Ocean; Picturesque dragonet or Synchiropus picturatus, also known as the spotted mandarin, psychedelic mandarin or target mandarin, native to the Indo-West Pacific
The female releases a high number of eggs during each spawning, and the dragonets do not guard their offspring. [5] The eggs are buoyant, so they intermingle with plankton and get swept away by the ocean current. [5] After the spawning, the dragonet pair parts from each other and swims back down to the ocean floor.
Synchiropus corallinus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Exclamation point dragonet) Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943 (Deland's dragonet) Synchiropus flavistrigatus R. Fricke, Francesc Ordines and Sergio Ramírez-Amaro. 2022 [1] Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999) (Pale-fin dragonet) Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000 (Western Australian ...
Parrotfishes eat algae growing on reef surfaces, utilizing mouths like beaks well adapted to scrape off their food. Other fish, like snapper , are generalized feeders with more standard jaw and mouth structures that allow them to forage on a wide range of animal prey types, including small fishes and invertebrates.
The picturesque dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) is a brightly colored member of the dragonet family native to the Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, where it is commonly known as the spotted mandarin, psychedelic mandarin or target mandarin.
Like most butterfly rays, it usually does not do well in aquarium confines as it is often hard to feed (thus force feeding shows promise with this species). Also like most butterfly rays, it is an active ray that requires much swimming space like some active sharks. It is rarely available. [70] 137 cm (53.9 in) [126] California butterfly ray
Banaba [notes 1] (/ b ə ˈ n ɑː b ə /; formerly Ocean Island) is an island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. A solitary raised coral island west of the Gilbert Island Chain , it is the westernmost point of Kiribati, lying 185 miles (298 km) east of Nauru , which is also its nearest neighbour.