MBI Species Classification Request

General
Name:	Darren Nancarrow ( CaptCrash )
Status:	Completed
Date:	01/22/2013
Classification Type:	NewChallenge
Species:	Synchiropus occidentalis
Suggested Class:	D
Common Name(s):	The Western Australian Mandarin Dragonet, Western Dragonet
Species Synonyms:
Fish/Invert/Culture:	F
Spawn Mode:	Pelagic
Fish Base Link:	http://www.fishwisepro.com/species/details.aspx?SId=113158&Zoom=True
Breeding Success:	False
Success References:	None that I am aware of. Other species of Dragonet have been successful
Journal:	http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=79015&high=

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	http://reefbuilders.com/2012/06/19/synchiropus-occidentalis-dragonet-west-australia-video-time/ http://iphylo.org/~rpage/afd/id/c4dcccff-2b26-430a-ba8d-e495c54e2d58 http://www.fishwisepro.com/species/details.aspx?SId=113158&Zoom=True http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=242465&GenusSpecies=Synchiropus_occidentalis

Other Details
Other Information:	Name History Synonym of Synchiropus picturatus (Peters 1877), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:132 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:212 [ref. 23977]). • Valid as Pterosynchiropus occidentalis (Fricke 1983) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1588 [ref. 29000]). • Valid as Synchiropus occidentalis Fricke 1983 -- (Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2002:61 [ref. 26547]).