Colorful Mandarin Dragonet

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Uploaded:: Aug 08, 2009
Original:: 1440 × 1080

Original date:: May 27, 2007

It's hard to photograph fish in an aquarium, especially because the light is not so strong and they move a lot. Plus the strong refraction due to the water and glass. But in this case I was lucky, and even if the shot is not really wonderful, it's good enough to be placed here...

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Mandarinfish

The Mandarinfish or Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus), is a small, brightly-colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately from the Ryukyu Islands south to Australia.

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