Synchiropus grandoculis explained

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.

Etymology

The name of the fish comes from grandis meaning large, and oculus, meaning eye, referring to its "unusually large" eyes.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE . 6 March 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 9 February 2024. v. 9.0.