Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963

Fricke, Ronald, 2016, Synchiropus novaehiberniensis, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae), Journal of Natural History 50, pp. 3003-3028 : 3011

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2016.1210690
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5195329
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A30F05B-FFB4-2B22-7B93-FB6CFCBA6B89
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963
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Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963 View in CoL

Starry dragonet

Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963: 559 View in CoL , pl. 85, figs A, B ( Pinda , Mozambique; holotype: SAIAB 167 View Materials ) .

Distribution and habitat. South Africa (Zululand; Natal); Mozambique; Comores; Réunion; Mauritius; Cargados Carajos /St Brandon’ s Shoals; Amirantes; Seychelles; Oman; Maldives; Sri Lanka. Sand and rubble, 7– 23 m.