Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Highfin bigeye dragonet
Synchiropus altivelis
photo by CSIRO

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  17 cm SL (male/unsexed); 13 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 70 - 600 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Also from southern Japan to the northern South China Sea (Ref. 559).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. First dorsal spine elongate and filamentous. First dorsal ray elongate in the male but not in the female. Five median caudal rays filamentous in the male. First dorsal fin with a large dark mark which becomes faint with growth. Second dorsal fin yellow with many pinkish oblique lines. Attains 18 cm SL.
Biology:  Inhabits deep trawling grounds (Ref. 3132). Found in shelf edges (Ref. 43239).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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