Biology:Synchiropus grandoculis
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| Synchiropus grandoculis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. grandoculis
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus grandoculis R. Fricke, 2000
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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.[2][3]
Etymology
The name of the fish comes from grandis meaning large, and oculus, meaning eye, referring to its "unusually large" eyes.[4]
References
- ↑ Fricke, R. (2010). "Synchiropus grandoculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154772A4630172.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154772/4630172. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species related to Synchiropus grandoculis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Synchiropus&species=grandoculis.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Synchiropus grandoculis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 9 February 2024. http://www.etyfish.org/syngnathiformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3756448 entry
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