Morrison's Dragonet

Synchiropus morrisoni

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth4–27 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsMay, October, and November
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Morrison's dragonet is a species of dragonet. It is native to the southwest Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia ant eastwards to the Marshall Islands and Fiji.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Morrison's 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: 12 records
February: 9 records
March: 16 records
April: 15 records
May: 23 records
June: 8 records
July: 3 records
August: 11 records
September: 13 records
October: 21 records
November: 22 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–27 m · Deepest record: 91.4 m

0–10 m: 13 records
10–20 m: 21 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 3 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: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 25 records
28–30 °C: 25 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Morrison's Dragonet, Morrison’s Dragonet

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: :セソコテグリ, セソコテグリ
Korean: 알롱양태

Other scientific names: Neosynchiropus morrisoni

Similar species

Green mandarin
Synchiropus splendidus
Finger Dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus
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).
147 open-data records from 1973 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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