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Mandarin fish
Scientific name : Synchiropus splendidus
Short, cylindrical body, triangular head, large fins, especially the pectoral fins, always in movement. Complex colour pattern with orange, blue and green stripes all over the body, recalling the ancient Chinese Mandarin dresses (hence the common name). 6 cm. It can be locally common but difficult to see because of its secretive habits. It lives in areas covered with branching or foliose corals, also in areas of dead coral. Always looking for food (small invertebrates) among the algae covering the dead part of the corals. At intervals, it exhales the uningested material through 2 gills openings, with a typical puff.
Associated organisms
Often encountered among branching and foliose corals.
Habitat:
Coastal bay, Lagoon
Distribution:
Western Pacific
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