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Starry dragonet
Synchiropus stellatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Starry dragonet
- Scientific
- Synchiropus stellatus
- Dhivehi
- Funna
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 40 m (usually 10 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A small dragonet mottled pink or gold above with dark star-shaped blotches and silvery spots; males have a decorated first dorsal fin. It lives on rubble and algae-covered rock in sheltered reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Synchiropus-stellatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7802&GenusName=Synchiropus&SpeciesNam
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Synchiropus_Stellatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Funna' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.