Synchiropus sechellensis
Species of fish
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Synchiropus sechellensis, the Seychelles dragonet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a dragonet from the family Callionymidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia.[1] Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, it was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in 2014; where it is found on rare occasions from Alexandria (Egypt) to the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey).[2]
| Synchiropus sechellensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. sechellensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Synchiropus altivelis Regan, 1908 | |
This species was first formally described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908 with the type locality given as Seychelles.[3]