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Japanese dragonet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Callionymiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Neosynchiropus
Species:	N. ijimae
Binomial name
Neosynchiropus ijimae Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Synonyms
Synchiropus ijimai Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Synchiropus izimae Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Synchiropus izimai Jordan & Thompson, 1914

The Japanese dragonet (Neosynchiropus ijimae) is a species of dragonet native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it is known from the waters off of Japan and South Korea. It can be found on coral or rocky reefs at depths of 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 ft), in preferred water temperatures of 18 to 22 °C (64 to 72 °F). It is also found in the aquarium trade. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neosynchiropus ijimae February". FishBase.
2. ^ "Neosynchiropus ijimae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
3. Lieske, Ewald (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins. ISBN 0007111118.

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