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Seychelles dragonet
Synchiropus sechellensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Seychelles dragonet
- Scientific
- Synchiropus sechellensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 68 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A dragonet reaching about 13 cm, living on sand, among weeds and in coral reefs from tide pools down to about 70 m, feeding on worms, snails and crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Synchiropus-sechellensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Synchiropus_sechellensis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.