The picturesque dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) is a brightly colored member of the dragonet family native to the Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia.

They have thick slime on their skin that inhibits many types of parasitic infection and minimizes the risk of disease following stress or physical trauma.

The name "cyanophore" was proposed for the blue chromatophores, or pigment-containing and light-reflecting cells.

In all other known cases, the colour blue comes from thin-film interference from piles of flat, thin and reflecting purine crystals.

The Picturesque dragonet is a marine animal that naturally lives at a temperature between 24-28 C.[2]