<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><response xmlns="http://www.eol.org/transfer/content/0.1"
	xmlns:xsd="https://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
	xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:dcterms="https://purl.org/dc/terms/"
	xmlns:geo="https://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#"
	xmlns:dwc="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/"
	xmlns:xsi="https://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.eol.org/transfer/content/0.1 http://services.eol.org/schema/content_0_2.xsd">
<taxon>
	<dc:identifier>FB-12643</dc:identifier>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12643</dc:source>
	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Callionymiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Callionymidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Synchiropus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Synchiropus morrisoni Schultz, 1960</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Bunog</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Mandarinfisk</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Mandarinfisch</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Mandarinfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Mandarin-fish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Kaunis mandariinkala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Mandariin-paabulüürakala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Nishiki-teguri</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Bebaji</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Bebaji batik</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Nangka-tangka</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Talangka</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>花斑翼连鳍</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>花斑翼連鰭</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>花斑连鳍</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>花斑連鰭</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Callionymus splendidus Herre, 1927</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Neosynchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Pterosynchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927)</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2016-06-24</dcterms:modified>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&amp;speccode=12644'>Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=280&amp;speccode=12644'>Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=557&amp;speccode=12644'>Wheeler, A.0 Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH &amp; Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&amp;speccode=12644'>Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-8248-1346-4.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2334&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4517&amp;speccode=12644'>Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=6192&amp;speccode=12644'>Kailola, P.J.0 The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)</reference>
	<reference isbn='979-511-058-6.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=8631&amp;speccode=12644'>Kuiter, R.H.0 Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 p. (Ref. 8631)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9070&amp;speccode=12644'>Wantiez, L.0 Les poissons des fonds meubles du lagon Nord et de la Baie de Saint-Vincent de Nouvelle-Calédonie: Description des peuplements, structure et fonctionnement des communautés. Ph.D. Thesis, Université d' Aix-Marseille II, France. (Ref. 9070)</reference>
	<reference isbn='3-89356-170-6.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&amp;speccode=12644'>Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen0 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-00-219974-2 (pbk.).' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&amp;speccode=12644'>Lieske, E. and R. Myers0 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific &amp; Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26282&amp;speccode=12644'>Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27115&amp;speccode=12644'>Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius0 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28618&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E.0 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28888&amp;speccode=12644'>Allen, G.R. and P.L. Munday0 Kimbe Bay rapid ecological assessment: the coral reefs of Kimbe Bay (West New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Volume 3: Fish diversity of Kimbe Bay. The Nature Conservancy, South Pacific program Office, Auckland, New Zealand. 107 p. (Ref. 28888)</reference>
	<reference isbn='971-8722-02-5.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31411&amp;speccode=12644'>Ganaden, S.R. and F. Lavapie-Gonzales0 Common and local names of marine fishes of the Philippines. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines. 385 p. (Ref. 31411)</reference>
	<reference isbn='957-8596-59-6' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31517&amp;speccode=12644'>Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31667&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31982&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=32016&amp;speccode=12644'>Brothers, E.B. and R.E. Thresher0 Pelagic duration, dispersal, and the distribution of Indo-Pacific coral-reef fishes. Symp. Ser. Undersea Res. 3(1):53-69. (Ref. 32016)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35407&amp;speccode=12644'>Arvedlund, M., M.I. McCormick and T. Ainsworth0 Effects of photoperiod on growth of larvae and juveniles of the anemonefish &lt;i&gt;Amphiprion melanopus&lt;/i&gt;. Naga, ICLARM Q. 23(2):18-23. (Ref. 35407)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35413&amp;speccode=12644'>Gardner, T.R.0 Commercial breeding of the dottybacks. Seascope 14:1-2. (Ref. 35413)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35508&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 The icthyological collection of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). Division of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). (Ref. 35508)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36648&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim (eds.)0 A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. (8):569-667. (Ref. 36648)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36808&amp;speccode=12644'>Mai, W.0 Nachzucht des Mandarinfisches gelungen. Datz 53(7):8-9. (Ref. 36808)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-9621564-5-0' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&amp;speccode=12644'>Myers, R.F.0 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=38732&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=41414&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414)</reference>
	<reference isbn='1-881173-54-2' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=41464&amp;speccode=12644'>Allen, G.R.0 Reef fishes of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. In T. Werner and G. Allen (eds). A rapid biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. RAP Working Papers 11, Conservation International, Washington, D.C. (Ref. 41464)</reference>
	<reference isbn='4-486-01570-3' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=43239&amp;speccode=12644'>Nakabo, T.0 Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. (Ref. 43239)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=43437&amp;speccode=12644'>Mindanao State University at Naawan0 Rapid resource appraisal of Davao Gulf. Mindanao State University at Naawan Foundation for Science and Techology Development, Inc. (Ref. 43437)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=43856&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the UP Marine Science Institute. Marine Sciece Insititute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. (Ref. 43856)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=47438&amp;speccode=12644'>Anonymous0 Fish collection of the Royal Ontario Museum. Royal Ontario Museum. (Ref. 47438)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=47567&amp;speccode=12644'>Allen, G.R. and M. Adrim0 Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 42(1):1-72. (Ref. 47567)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=47843&amp;speccode=12644'>Huang, Z.0 Marine species and their distribution in China's seas. p. 404-463. Vertebrata. Smithsonian Institution, Florida, USA. 598 p. (Ref. 47843)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48497&amp;speccode=12644'>Hardy, J.D. Jr. (comp.)0 Coral reef fish species. NOAANational Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. USA. 537 p. (Ref. 48497)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48636&amp;speccode=12644'>Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka0 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51471&amp;speccode=12644'>Carl, H.0 Danish fish names. Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Unpublished. (Ref. 51471)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-8248-2698-1' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=54980&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=55787&amp;speccode=12644'>Kulbicki, M., N. Guillemot and M. Amand0 A general approach to length-weight relationships for New Caledonian lagoon fishes. Cybium 29(3):235-252. (Ref. 55787)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58108&amp;speccode=12644'>Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=59110&amp;speccode=12644'>Luna, C.Z. and L. Mancao0 The performance of marine protected areas supported by the FISH Project as measured by project results 3-5: a synthesis of the results of baseline assessment in 2004 and monitoring in 2005. Tetra Tech EM, Inc. Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 130 p. (Ref. 59110)</reference>
	<reference isbn='978-983-9114-46-1' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=85449&amp;speccode=12644'>Department of Fisheries Malaysia0 Valid local name of Malaysian marine fishes. Department of Fisheries Malaysia. Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. 180 p. (Ref. 85449)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=86942&amp;speccode=12644'>Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)</reference>
	<reference isbn='9780987260000' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=90102&amp;speccode=12644'>Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=101194&amp;speccode=12644'>Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350.  In  Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=101627&amp;speccode=12644'>Kerr, V.C.0 A rapid marine biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of the northwest lagoon, between Koumac and Yandé, Province Nord, New Caledonia. BioOne Research Evolved:160-178. (Ref. 101627)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=104756&amp;speccode=12644'>Haribon0 List of reef-associated species in Lanuza Bay. Haribon's surveys in and outside of MPAs from 2002 to 2009. Manuscript. (Ref. 104756)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=105471&amp;speccode=12644'>eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=105574&amp;speccode=12644'>Termeki on Eesti Keele Instituudi0 Termeki on Eesti Keele Instituudi. http://term.eki.ee/termbase/view/7351963/ (Ref. 105574)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=125588&amp;speccode=12644'>Chan, T.T.C. and Y. Sadovy0 Profile of the marine aquarium fish trade in Hong Kong. Aquar. Sci. Conserv. 2(4):197-213. (Ref. 125588)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=130287&amp;speccode=12644'>Balisco, R.A.T., V.S. Ticzon, B.R. Samaniego, W.-C. Huang, B.J. Gonzales and T.-Y. Liao0 Marine fishes of Palawan, Philippines: species diversity, new records, and conservation status. Regional Studies in Marine Science 60(2023) 102825:1-10. (Ref. 130287)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=137577&amp;speccode=12644'>Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577)</reference><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-pic-12644-8370</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage</dataType>
	<mimeType>image/jpeg</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='http://www.fishbase.us/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=50' logoURL='' role='photographer'>John E. Randall</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1996-02-13</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2000-03-23</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged</dc:rights>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<dc:description></dc:description>
	<mediaURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Syspl_u0.jpg</mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Syspl_u0.jpg</thumbnailURL>
	<location></location></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-pic-12644-8371</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage</dataType>
	<mimeType>image/jpeg</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='http://www.fishbase.us/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=50' logoURL='' role='photographer'>John E. Randall</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1996-02-13</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2008-07-25</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged</dc:rights>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<dc:description></dc:description>
	<mediaURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Syspl_u1.jpg</mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Syspl_u1.jpg</thumbnailURL>
	<location></location></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-pic-12644-15587</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage</dataType>
	<mimeType>image/jpeg</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='http://www.fishbase.us/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=65' logoURL='' role='photographer'>Rodolfo B. Reyes</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1997-09-25</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2008-06-25</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged</dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats</subject>
	<dc:description></dc:description>
	<mediaURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Syspl_u2.jpg</mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Syspl_u2.jpg</thumbnailURL>
	<location></location></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-pic-12644-27539</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage</dataType>
	<mimeType>image/jpeg</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='http://www.fishbase.us/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=50' logoURL='' role='photographer'>John E. Randall</agent>
	<dcterms:created>2000-09-01</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2000-09-01</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged</dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat</subject>
	<dc:description></dc:description>
	<mediaURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Syspl_u5.jpg</mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL>http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Syspl_u5.jpg</thumbnailURL>
	<location></location></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-GeneralDescr-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Estelita Emily Capuli</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-06-04 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title>Biology</dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription</subject>
	<dc:description>Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs (Ref. 1602, 48636).  Found on silty bottoms with coral and rubble (Ref. 9710).  Usually in small groups spread over small area (Ref. 48636).  Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.  Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413).  Well-known aquarium fish.  (Ref. 37816).</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='0-8248-1346-4.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2334&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-DiagnosticDescr-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Cristina V. Garilao</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-09-06 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-01-15 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology</subject>
	<dc:description>Rare individuals have a bright red ground color (Ref. 1602).  Preopercular spine 0[2-5/0]1 (Ref. 37816).</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602'>Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Morphology-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Cristina V. Garilao</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-09-06 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-01-15 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution</subject>
	<dc:description>Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8;  Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602'>Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Distribution-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Estelita Emily Capuli</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2025-09-09 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<dc:description>Western Pacific:  Ryukyu Islands to Australia.</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='0-8248-1346-4.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2334&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Uses-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Estelita Emily Capuli</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-06-04 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title>Importance</dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size</subject>
	<dc:description>fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='0-8248-1346-4.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2334&amp;speccode=12644'>Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-LifeCycle-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='http://www.fishbase.de/rfroese' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Rainer Froese</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-06-04 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=12644&amp;StockCode=12988</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats</subject>
	<dc:description>Pairs ascend in close contact towards the surface where eggs and sperm are released (aquarium observation, Ref. 36808).</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36808&amp;speccode=12644'>Mai, W. 2000 Nachzucht des Mandarinfisches gelungen. Datz 53(7):8-9. (Ref. 36808)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-TrophicStrategy-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Grace Tolentino Pablico</agent>
	<dcterms:created>2001-11-29 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2001-11-29 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>splendidus</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat</subject>
	<dc:description>Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs (Ref. 1602). Found on silty bottoms with coral and rubble (Ref. 9710).</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='0-00-219974-2 (pbk.).' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&amp;speccode=12644'>Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific &amp; Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Size-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Estelita Emily Capuli</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-06-04 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title>Max. size</dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>John E. Randall</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject></subject>
	<dc:description>7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102))</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='9780987260000' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=90102&amp;speccode=12644'>Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Threats-2</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Belen Acosta</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1990-10-18 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2024-03-07 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title></dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>John E. Randall</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2</dc:source>
	<subject></subject>
	<dc:description>Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073'>IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
	<dc:identifier>FB-Habitat-12644</dc:identifier>
	<dataType>http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text</dataType>
	<mimeType>text/html</mimeType>
	<agent homepage='' logoURL='' role='recorder'>Estelita Emily Capuli</agent>
	<dcterms:created>1995-01-19 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2013-06-04 00:00:00</dcterms:modified>
	<dc:title>Environment</dc:title>
	<dc:language></dc:language>
	<license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</license>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dcterms:rightsHolder>WorldFish Center - FishBase</dcterms:rightsHolder>
	<dcterms:bibliographicCitation></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
	<audience>General public</audience>
	<dc:source>http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12644</dc:source>
	<subject>http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution</subject>
	<dc:description>reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 18 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 18 m (Ref. 27115)</dc:description>
	<mediaURL></mediaURL>
	<thumbnailURL></thumbnailURL>
	<location></location>
	<reference isbn='0-00-219974-2 (pbk.).' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&amp;speccode=12644'>Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific &amp; Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27115&amp;speccode=12644'>Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)</reference></dataObject>
</taxon>
</response>