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Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) Highfin bigeye dragonet |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Callionymidae (Dragonets) | |||
| Max. size: | 17 cm SL (male/unsexed); 13 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 70 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Also from southern Japan to the northern South China Sea (Ref. 559). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. First dorsal spine elongate and filamentous. First dorsal ray elongate in the male but not in the female. Five median caudal rays filamentous in the male. First dorsal fin with a large dark mark which becomes faint with growth. Second dorsal fin yellow with many pinkish oblique lines. Attains 18 cm SL. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits deep trawling grounds (Ref. 3132). Found in shelf edges (Ref. 43239). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||