Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

Scientific name	Synchiropus splendidus
Size	about 6 cm
Where it lives	Sheltered lagoons and reefs, from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia
In the game	Great Barrier Reef · Lagoon

Did you know?

Has bitter, smelly slime instead of scales. It is one of only two vertebrates known to have true blue pigment cells.

Swim with the Mandarinfish in Ember Reef