''Synodus'' is a

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Synodontidae found in

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Species

Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Synodus binotatus'' L. P. Schultz, 1953 (two-spot lizardfish) * '' Synodus bondi'' Fowler, 1939 (sharp-nose lizardfish) * '' Synodus capricornis'' Cressey & J. E. Randall, 1978 (capricorn lizardfish) * '' Synodus dermatogenys'' Fowler, 1912 * '' Synodus doaki'' Barry C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (arrow-tooth lizardfish) * '' Synodus evermanni'' D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Inotted lizardfish) * '' Synodus falcatus'' Waples & J. E. Randall, 1989 * '' Synodus fasciapelvicus'' J. E. Randall, 2009 * '' Synodus foetens'' (

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, 1766) (inshore lizardfish) * '' Synodus fuscus'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 * '' Synodus gibbsi'' Cressey, 1981 * '' Synodus hoshinonis'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (blackear lizardfish) * '' Synodus indicus'' ( F. Day, 1873) (Indian lizardfish) * '' Synodus intermedius'' ( Agassiz, 1829) (sand lizardfish) * ''

Synodus isolatus ''Synodus isolatus'', the Rapa Nui lizardfish ( Rapa Nui: ''pāpa hakatara''), is a species of small lizardfish that is endemic to the shallow waters of the southern Pacific Ocean around Easter Island. Taxonomy and nomenclature The Rapa Nui ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2009 (Rapanui lizardfish) * '' Synodus jaculum'' B. C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (lighthouse lizardfish) * ''

Synodus kaianus The Gunther's lizardfish ''(Synodus kaianus)'' is a species of lizardfish that seems to live mainly in the Pacific Ocean this fish species is ''extremely rare'' and so far only one specimen has been found in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, H ...

'' ( Günther, 1880) (Günther's lizardfish) * ''

Synodus lacertinus The Sauro lizardfish ''(Synodus lacertinus)'' is a type of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Information The Sauro lizardfish is native to the areas of eastern Pacific Ocean, from the US-Mexican border, on outer coast o ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (sauro lizardfish) * ''

Synodus lobeli ''Synodus lobeli'', Lobel's lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Lobel's lizardfish is a marine species. They live within a demersal depth range of about 31 – 140 meters in the tropics. The ...

'' Waples & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Lobel's lizardfish) * ''

Synodus lucioceps The California lizardfish (''Synodus lucioceps'') is a species of lizardfish primarily inhabiting the Californian coast. It has a long, brown body, which offers it camouflage in its habitat, the sandy bottom of the ocean. From its hiding spot on ...

'' ( Ayres, 1855) (California lizardfish) * ''

Synodus macrocephalus ''Synodus macrocephalus'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific. A common English name largehead lizardfish. Information ''S. macrocephalus'' is known to be found in a marine environment within a demersal range. ...

'' Cressey, 1981 * ''

Synodus macrops The triplecross lizardfish ''(Synodus macrops)'' is a type of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific. Information The triplecross lizardfish can be found in a marine environment within a demersal depth range of about . This speci ...

'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (triple-cross lizardfish) * ''

Synodus macrostigmus ''Synodus macrostigmus'', commonly known as the largespot lizardfish, is a species of fish in the lizardfish family, Synodontidae, a basal ray-finned fish in the class Actinopterygii. It is native to the warm temperate western Atlantic Ocean and ...

'' Frable, Luther & C. C. Baldwin, 2013 (large-spot lizardfish) Frable, B.W., Baldwin, C.C., Luther, B.M. & Weigt, L.A. (2013)
A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: ''Synodus'') and resurrection of ''Synodus bondi'' Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of ''S. bondi'', ''S. foetens'' (Linnaeus, 1766), and ''S. intermedius'' (Agassiz, 1829).
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Synodus marchenae ''Synodus marchenae'' is a species of lizardfish that is found in the highest concentrations in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Environmental ''Synodus marchenae'' is native to a marine environment. This species is known to be found in a demersal ...

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, 1946 (lizardfish) * ''

Synodus mascarensis ''Synodus mascarensis'' is a species of lizardfish family Synodontidae that is found in the highest concentrations in the Mascarene Ridge The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian ...

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Synodus mundyi ''Synodus mundyi'' (Mundy's arrowtooth lizardfish) is a lizardfish of the family ''Synodontidae The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dw ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2009 * ''

Synodus oculeus ''Synodus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Synodontidae found in Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Species Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized: * ''Synodus binotatus'' Leonard ...

'' Cressey, 1981 (large-eye lizardfish) * ''

Synodus orientalis ''Synodus orientalis'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Description This species can reach the average length of about 23.4 cm (9.2 in) as an unsexed male. Distribution and habitat ''Synodus or ...

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Synodus pacificus ''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) * '' Synod ...

'' H. C. Ho, J. P. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2016 Ho, H.-C., Chen, J.-P. & Shao, K.-T. (2016): A new species of the lizardfish genus ''Synodus'' (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. ''Zootaxa, 4162 (1): 134-142.'' * ''

Synodus poeyi The offshore lizardfish (''Synodus poeyi'') * * * is a species of lizardfish that occurs chiefly in the western Atlantic. The maximum recorded length of the offshore lizardfish is about . The offshore lizardfish is a marine species associated ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1887 (offshore lizardfish) * ''

Synodus pylei ''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) * '' Synodus ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2009 * ''

Synodus randalli ''Synodus randalli'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Information ''Synodus randalli'' can be found in a marine environment within a benthopelagic range. This species is native to a tro ...

'' Cressey, 1981 * '' Synodus rubromarmoratus'' B. C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (red-marbled lizardfish) * '' Synodus sageneus'' Waite, 1905 (spear-toothed lizardfish) * ''

Synodus sanguineus ''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) * '' S ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2009 * '' Synodus saurus'' (Linnaeus,

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) (Atlantic lizardfish) * ''

Synodus scituliceps The shorthead lizardfish (''Synodus scituliceps'') is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Information ''Synodus scituliceps'' is recorded as least concern to becoming an endangered species and there are no ...

'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (short-head lizardfish) * ''

Synodus sechurae The Sechura lizardfish (''Synodus sechurae'') is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...

'' Hildebrand, 1946 (Sechura lizardfish) * '' Synodus similis'' McCulloch, 1921 (lavender lizardfish) * '' Synodus synodus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (diamond lizardfish) * '' Synodus taiwanensis'' J. P. Chen, H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2007 * ''

Synodus tectus ''Synodus tectus'', the tectus lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the West Indo-Pacific Ocean. References * Synodontidae Fish described in 1981 {{Aulopiformes-stub ...

'' Cressey, 1981 (tectus lizardfish) * '' Synodus ulae'' L. P. Schultz, 1953 (red lizardfish) * '' Synodus usitatus'' Cressey, 1981 * '' Synodus variegatus'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (variegated lizardfish) * ''

Synodus vityazi ''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) * '' S ...

'' H. C. Ho, Prokofiev & K. T. Shao, 2010

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2233039 Extant Miocene first appearances Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Marine fish genera