Synchiropus corallinus (Gilbert, 1905)
Exclamation point dragonet
photo by Randall, J.E.

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  3.71 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 12 - 122 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: Japan, New Caledonia, and Hawaii. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsoposterior edge of eye with a pair of supraorbital cirri. Long, somewhat pointed snout. Male with first dorsal fin high and elongate; and with an inverse Y-shaped, blackish brown blotch on the throat. The female with a large dark mark at the base of its pelvic fin (Ref. 37433).
Biology:  Found on mixed volcanic and coral sand, broken shells, and rubble substrate, with low relief and no algal cover (rarely on pure sand) (Ref. 11666). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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