Synchiropus grandoculis, the Western Australian bigeye dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean along the coast of Western Australia.[2][3]
| Synchiropus grandoculis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. grandoculis
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000
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Etymology
editThe name of the fish comes from grandis meaning large, and oculus, meaning eye, referring to its "unusually large" eyes.[4]
References
edit- ^ Fricke, R. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Synchiropus grandoculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154772A115233270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154772A4630172.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Synchiropus grandoculis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus grandoculis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (9 February 2024). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 9.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 March 2024.