''Synodus gibbsi'' is a species of

lizardfish The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order, a diverse grou ...

that lives mainly in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

. It is found in a marine demersal environment. This species is native to a tropical climate. ''Synodus gibbsi'' is recorded to not serve as any threat to humans.

References

* Synodontidae Fish described in 1981 {{Aulopiformes-stub