Rare fish - Western Mandarin Dragonet

[Kruss7]

Hi everyone, has anyone ever seen one of these in person? Does anyone have one? Haven’t heard about them in years. It’s not the regular spotted Mandarin, it’s the western mandarin dragonet.

There’s almost no information or pictures online.

 

[KrisReef]

Salty Underground: Spotted mandarin goby (synchiropus picturatus)

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[Kruss7]

Salty Underground: Spotted mandarin goby (synchiropus picturatus)

Buy Spotted mandarin goby (synchiropus picturatus) now @ Salty Underground. Shipping starts at $129

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Not the same fish. That is a regular spotted mandarin.

 

[Tamberav]

I remember the article about them but have never seen them for sale anywhere. Even the original article states that "chances are, you will never see one in your lifetime"

Would be pretty cool if some breeding pairs were sent to @Biota_Marine or something though One can dream.