Synchiropus grandoculis

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. grandoculis
Binomial name
Synchiropus grandoculis
R. Fricke, 2000

Etymology

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The name of the fish comes from grandis meaning large, and oculus, meaning eye, referring to its "unusually large" eyes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synchiropus grandoculis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ 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.