Synchiropus orstom

Synchiropus orstom, the Orstom dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.^[1][2]

Synchiropus orstom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus
Species:	S. orstom
Binomial name
Synchiropus orstom R. Fricke, 2000

Etymology

The fish is named after ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer, now named I.R.D., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement).^[3]