Synchiropus bartelsi, also known as Bartel's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to southern Indonesia.

Synchiropus bartelsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. bartelsi
Binomial name
Synchiropus bartelsi
R. Fricke, 1981

Description

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This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish bears the name of German biologist Harald Bartels, who is from Braunschweig.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Synchiropus bartelsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T214366172A214366174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366172A214366174.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus bartelsi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.