Synchiropus sechellensis

Synchiropus sechellensis, the Seychelles dragonet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a dragonet from the family Callionymidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to the Seychelles and the Maldives and east as far as New Caledonia.^[1] Following a likely introduction via the Suez Canal, it was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in 2014; where it is found on rare occasions from Alexandria (Egypt) to the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey).^[2]

Synchiropus sechellensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Synchiropus
Species:	S. sechellensis
Binomial name
Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908
Synonyms[1]
Synchiropus altivelis Regan, 1908

This species was first formally described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908 with the type locality given as Seychelles.^[3]