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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Luzon (Ref. 90102). New record based on ROM 53497 (1, Siquijor, Tonga Point, Cebu Strait, 9°12’10’’N 123°27’10’’E, 3-8 m depth); ROM 53500 (1, Visayas, Negros Oriental Province, Sumion Island, W side, Cebu Strait, 9°26’07’’N 123°23’07’’E, 9.1-22.9 m depth); ROM 53501 (3, Visayas, Sumilon Island, Cebu Strait, 9°26’07’’N 123°23’04’’E, 3.7-7.6 m depth) (Ref. 75992).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Sesoko-teguri, 莫氏新连鳍, 莫氏连鳍, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990. (Ref. 2334)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Fricke, Ronald | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 75992), usually 25 - 33 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 33°N - 26°S, 100°E - 168°W

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan to Australia and eastward to Samoa (Ref. 592) and Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Body with numerous round spots. Males identified by striped dorsal fin (Ref. 48636).

Occurs in algal covered rocks of seaward reefs; rarely in less than 25 m in most coral reef areas (Ref. 1602, 48636). Minimum depth from Ref. 90102, common minimum depth from Refs. 1602, 48636, 34765.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960