Ocellated Dragonet

Neosynchiropus ocellatus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–28 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

About this species

The ocellated dragonet, scooter dragonet or scooter blenny is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Callionymidae. It is native to parts of the Pacific Ocean, and can be found from southern Japan to the Marquesan Islands.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Ocellated dragonet”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 4 records
March: 8 records
April: 18 records
May: 31 records
June: 13 records
July: 5 records
August: 15 records
September: 12 records
October: 10 records
November: 10 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–28 m · Deepest record: 565 m

0–10 m: 75 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 17 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 28 records
26–28 °C: 45 records
28–30 °C: 66 records

Names and classification

English: Ocellated Dragonet

Names in 2 more languages

French: Dragonnet ocellé
Japanese: コウワンテグリ

Other scientific names: Callionymus microps, Callionymus ocellatus, Callionymus punctulatus, Synchiropus lili, Synchiropus ocellatus, Synchiropus rhodonotus, Synchiropus shoe

Similar species

Finger Dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus
Green mandarin
Synchiropus splendidus
Common Dragonet
Callionymus enneactis
Blotchfin dragonet
Callionymus filamentosus
Leafy Dragonet
Anaora tentaculata
Sidespotted Dragonet
Callionymus pleurostictus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
270 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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