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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.
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 .
Southern Mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis) a related dogfish shark species also known as the southern mandarin dogfish, native to Australia and New Zealand Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mandarinfish .
The big-head dragonet (Callionymus annulatus) is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters off of southern Indonesia where it occurs at depths of from 8 to 26 metres (26 to 85 ft). This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL .
Dragonets are small percomorph marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek kallis, "beautiful" and onyma, "name") found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific. They are benthic organisms, spending most of their time near the sandy bottoms, at a depth of roughly two hundred meters.
The scooter dragonet grows to approximately 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long. Viewed from above, it is distinctly diamond-shaped with the horizontal pectoral fins located at its widest point. It is brown and tan with a striped or spotted pattern- males are usually more colorful and have a large sail-like dorsal fin that is bright orange at the base.
The common dragonet is a demersal species which is occurs from the sublittoral zone to depths of up to 430 metres (1,410 ft), although it is most frequently found between 5 metres (16 ft) and 50 metres (160 ft). It is found in temperate waters with a water temperature of 16–20 °C (61–68 °F).
The longtail dragonet (Callionymus gardineri) is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 30 to 180 metres (98 to 591 ft). This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL. [1] The specific name honours the British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946). [2]