Synodontidae

Largespot lizardfish

Synodus macrostigmus

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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 the Gulf of Mexico.