Synchiropus randalli
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| authority = G. T. Clark & R. Fricke, 1985
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Synchiropus randalli, also known as Randall's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean off of Chile.Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132.
Description
This species reaches a length of {{convert|3.6|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{FishBase |genus= Synchiropus |species= randalli| month = February | year = 2015}}
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist John E. Randall, of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, for his many contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Easter Island. Where randalli appears to be endemic. Randall also helped collect the type specimen.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/syngnathiformes2/ | title = Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE | access-date= 31 January 2023 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
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Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean
Category:Taxa named by Ronald Fricke
Category:Fish described in 1985
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