''Synodontinae'' is a subfamily 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 ...

es in the family

Synodontidae 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 ...

. It comprises two extant genera, and one extinct genus: *''

Synodus ''Synodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Species Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Synodus binotatus'' L. P. Schultz, 1953 (two-spot lizardfish) * '' Synodu ...

'', fossil material known from

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

-aged strata *''

Trachinocephalus ''Trachinocephalus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: * '' Trachinocephalus atrisignis''Prokofiev, A.M. A New Species of ...

'' *''

Argillichthys ''Argillichthys'' is an extinct marine lizardfish known from the Lower Eocene. It contains a single species, ''A. toombsi'', from the Ypresian-aged London Clay Formation in England. It is known from a skull. It is thought to be a stem-member of ...

'', known only from a skull, from the

Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by th ...

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References

TaxonomySubfamily Synodontinae - Australian Faunal Directory
Synodontidae Fish subfamilies {{Aulopiformes-stub