Synchiropus springeri explained

Synchiropus springeri, also known as Springer's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Description

This species grows up to 1.8 cm (0.71 in) in length.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the U.S. National Museum, who was the one who collected the type specimens during his Fiji Islands Expedition in 1982 and loaned the specimens and many other specimens to Fricke for examination.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Fricke, R., 1983. Revision of the Indo-Pacific genera and species of the dragonet family Callionymidae (Teleostei). Theses Zool. (THESESZ) 3:1-774.
2. Web site: Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE . 31 January 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.