Mandarinfish (species: Synchiropus splendidus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Synchiropus splendidus
Mandarinfish


©Luc Viatour: Synchiropus splendidus

©Luc Viatour: Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)

©Gdiggers: Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Callionymidae
Genus Synchiropus
Species Synchiropus splendidus

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Colours

                                            

Distinguishing features

Rare individuals have a bright red background color. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 18 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs: found on silty bottoms with coral and rubble, usually in small groups spread over small area. (Fishbase)

Diet

It has a mixed diet that consists of harpacticoid copepods, polychaete worms, small gastropods, gammaridean amphipods, fish eggs and ostracods. In the wild, feeding is continuous during daytime; the fish peck selectively at small prey trapped on coral substrate in a home range of many square meters. (Fishbase)

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