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common lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)
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Synodontidae

common lizardfish

Synodus variegatus

Forty Centimeters Synodontid Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

common lizardfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Genus
Synodus
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Lord Howe, Kermadec and Rapa islands (Ref. 1602 ). Reported from New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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