Synchiropus claudiae

Synchiropus claudiae, also known as Claudia's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Synchiropus claudiae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus
Species:	S. claudiae
Binomial name
Synchiropus claudiae R. Fricke, 1990

Description

The maximum length of this species is 2.2 cm (0.87 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Fricke's sister, Claudia Grünhagen, because of her "continued interest in and support of [his] studies on callionymid fishes".^[4]