Synchiropus grinnelli Fowler, 1941
Philippines dragonet
Synchiropus grinnelli
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 357 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits shallow coastal sand-flats (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: San Bernardino Strait to San Miguel Bay, USNM 99436 (holotype) (Ref. 30501, 40966). Also Ref. 75992.


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