Mandarin Dragonet Facts: the MANDARINFISH Animal Fact Files

The mandarin dragonet is also known as the mandarinfish. Do you know how they got this name? Learn mandarin dragonet facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files! Scientific Name: Synchiropus splendidus Range: western Pacific from southern Japan to northern Australia Habitat: coral reefs Size: average 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) but can get longer Diet: small crustaceans such as copepods Threats: eaten by other fish as babies but adults are protected by obnoxious mucus Lifespan: 10 years (in the wild! Captive individuals rarely live past two years) 🐠 MORE FISH FACTS ON ANIMAL FACT FILES 🐠 Discus Fish Facts - Oscar Fish Facts - Rainbowfish Facts - ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, their requests made first, exclusive content, and more! ✨ 👉 There's more to learn! Exclusive videos on social media: 🎵 TikTok - @animalfactfilesyt 📸 Instagram - 🐦 Twitter - 📚 Facebook - --- Mandarin Dragonet WHY MANDARIN? 0:00 Mandarin Dragonet FROM THE WILD 0:29 Mandarin Dragonet MATING 1:03 Mandarin Dragonet LIFE HISTORY 1:45 Mandarin Dragonet DIET and THREATS 2:26 Mandarin Dragonet RANGE and HABITAT 3:13 Thanks! 3:46 --- Image and Video Credits: antsz1 - Matt Mercer - ; ; seawildearth - Dan Schofield - ; Adventures Underwater by Henning Laatsch - ; ; Elena Lapchenoka - FARM BOY REEF - Scubamart TV - Susan Spann - Infraction - No Copyright Music - “Wild Nature“ - Research Credits: :1013168029479 (bureaucrat) #animalfactfiles #mandarinfish #mandarindragonet