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Created 4/9/2020

Family Callionymidae

WEST PACIFIC

Synchiropus splendidus



Mandarin Lake, Palau, 8 feet


Yap, 15 feet
 
   

MANDARINFISH

Locally common in branching coral of sheltered lagoons.  Emerges from hiding during dusk and cloudy weather.  Attains 2.75 inches.  Indonesia to Japan, Micronesia, and the Solomon Islands.