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Mandarinfish and Dragonets

Scooter Blenny Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

   Mandarinfish and Dragonets are mostly bottom dwellers. They often like to bury themselves in the sand or flit from rock to rock in search of the small animals they like to feed upon.

   Males can usually be distinguished from females by their long dorsal and anal fin extensions and their brighter colors. In keeping them, they should be kept singly or in pairs, never put two male mandarinfish in the same aquarium.

For more Information on keeping marine fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium

Mandarinfish and Dragonets: Click on the small images below
for more information about each one.

Mandarin Fish	Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus splendidus	Synchiropus ocellatus
Spotted Mandarin
Synchiropus picturatus

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