Scientific Name	Synchiropus delandi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1943	Depth	114 - 476M
Chinese	戴氏連鰭䲗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠䲗科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F453　Callionymidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	戴氏連鰭䲗
Max Length	11.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	老鼠、狗圻
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mabul I., Sibuko Bay, Borneo, Indonesia, 4°12'10"N, 118°38'08"E, Albatross sta. 5589, 260 fm
Synonyms	Foetorepus delandi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)  Henry W. Fowler 1943 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Dragonet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, depressed. Mouth small. Upper edge of lower lip without fleshy papillae. Almost all dorsal-fin soft rays brached, 8 divided rays in the second dorsal fin, and first dorsal fin spine long ＆ filamentous in male; last anal-fin soft rays simple; numerous median caudal rays filamentous in the male. 1st dorsal fin with 5 small dark mark; 2nd dorsal fin pale with dark margin; no small dark mark on upper pectoral-fin base; anal fin transparent, with dark distal margin; upper half of 2/3 caudal fin grey and lower half of 1/3 black.
habitats	Inhabits deep trawling grounds, a depth to 476m.
Distribution	Distributed in Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.