TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Callionymidae
Genus Synchiropus
Synchiropus lateralis (Richardson, 1844)

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Callionymus lateralis, Callionymus lineolatus

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishbase(2006)

Character:

Body elongate, depressed. Mouth small. Upper edge of lower lip without fleshy papillae. 1st dorsal fin low in both sexes; almost all dorsal-fin soft rays brached, 8 divided rays in the second dorsal fin; caudal fin rounded or slightly truncate. Body pale brown with 5 dark brown oblique bands. In males, 1st dorsal fin light brown with brown blotches, white spots and lines; anal fin with a broad distal black margin, and usually scattered with white lines. In females, 1st dorsal fin with 2 rows of brown spots; anal fin brown.

Habitat:

Inhabits shallow coastal sand-flats.

Distribution:

Distributed in South China Sea and Taiwan. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381501

Marine