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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Maximum length: 20.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: NE Gulf of Mexico (off Alabama and Florida, Yucatan Mexico) and off Georgia and South Carolina.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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