Synchiropus goodenbeani (Nakabo & Hartel, 1999)
Palefin dragonet
Synchiropus goodenbeani
photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University

Family:  Callionymidae (Dragonets)
Max. size:  18.37 cm SL (male/unsexed); 15.7 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 47 - 396 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Georges Bank off New England, south to off the Florida Peninsula, through the Straits of Florida, and along the coast of northern Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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