Synodontidae

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Animalia Chordata Aulopiformes Synodontidae
Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Synodus intermedius, the sand diver, is a marine lizardfish found mostly in the western Atlantic, a high trophic level piscivorous predator.

Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synodus foetens, the inshore lizardfish, is a widespread western Atlantic aulopiform fish with high environmental tolerance and a bipartite lifecycle.

Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890

Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890

Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890

Sauro lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890) is a lizardfish species that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)

Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)

Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)

California lizardfish (Synodus lucioceps) is a brown elongated fish found along the Pacific coast of the Americas.

Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus) is a subtropical Atlantic lizardfish that hunts prey from buried in sandy seabeds.

Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912

Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912

Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912

Synodus dermatogenys, the sand lizardfish, is a tropical reef-associated predatory marine fish with biofluorescence.

Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Synodus variegatus, the variegated lizardfish, is a fish with a rounded body, specialized fins for resting on the seabed, and variable color with hourglass markings.

Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synodus synodus, the diamond lizardfish, is a lizardfish species found in tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean waters.

Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979

Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979

Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979

Synodus jaculum, the lighthouse or blacktail lizardfish, is a lizardfish species that mainly lives in the Indo-Pacific.

Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953

Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953

Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953

The two-spot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus) is a lizardfish species found mainly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

The gracile lizardfish (Saurida gracilis) is a lizardfish species that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific region.

Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850

Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850

Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850

Saurida nebulosa, the clouded lizardfish, is a lizardfish species native to the South Pacific that lives in tropical reef habitats.

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