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Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960

Morrison's dragonet
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Luzon (Ref. 90102). New record based on ROM 53497 (1, Siquijor, Tonga Point, Cebu Strait, 9°12’10’’N 123°27’10’’E, 3-8 m depth); ROM 53500 (1, Visayas, Negros Oriental Province, Sumion Island, W side, Cebu Strait, 9°26’07’’N 123°23’07’’E, 9.1-22.9 m depth); ROM 53501 (3, Visayas, Sumilon Island, Cebu Strait, 9°26’07’’N 123°23’04’’E, 3.7-7.6 m depth) (Ref. 75992).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Callionymiformes (Dragonets) > Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Etymology: Synchiropus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Schultz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 75992), usually 25 - 33 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 33°N - 26°S, 100°E - 168°W

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