Japanese dragonet
(Redirected from Synchiropus ijimae)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Neosynchiropus |
| Species: | N. ijimae
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| Neosynchiropus ijimae | |
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The Japanese dragonet (Neosynchiropus ijimae)[1] is a species of dragonet native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it is known from the waters off of Japan and South Korea.[2] It can be found on coral or rocky reefs at depths of 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 ft), in preferred water temperatures of 18 to 22 °C (64 to 72 °F).[2] It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2] This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Neosynchiropus ijimae" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ a b c "Neosynchiropus ijimae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ Lieske, Ewald (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins. ISBN 0007111118.