Scientific Name	Synchiropus picturatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Peters, 1877)	Depth	0 - 6M
Chinese	變色連鰭䲗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠䲗科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F453　Callionymidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	繡鰭連鰭䲗
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	老鼠、狗圻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Salawatty, 1°07'N, 130°54'E, off nw. New Guinea [Irian Jaya]
Synonyms	Callionymus picturatus, Pterosynchiropus picturatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058521. ASIZP0072860. ASIZP0915965. NTUM07063.
Barcode	2010-01-25,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Picture dragonet; Psychedelic fish; Picturesque dragonet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately depressed. Preopercular spine with processes on both inner and outer sides. First dorsal fin slightly high in males; almost all dorsal-fin soft rays trifurcate, 8 divided rays in second dorsal fin; anal-fin soft rays brached except first; pelvic fin without free ray; pectoral fin with 29-32 rays. Body pale olive green scattered with ocellated black spot; dorsal fin with orange and bule lines.
habitats	Found on sandy bottoms of shallow sheltered reefs. Secretive in rubble below living coral. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, including Taiwan, Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia. It is found in Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.