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Lizardfish
Synodontidae is a family of fish known as lizardfishes . Lizardfishes are marine fish found throughout the world. They are small cylindrical fish with mouths full of sharp teeth, even on the tongue. There are 65 species in five genera.
Species
Genus Bathysaurus
Genus Harpadon
Genus Saurida
Shortfin saury , Saurida argentea Macleay, 1881 Brazilian lizardfish , Saurida brasiliensis Norman, 1935 Smallscale lizardfish , Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927 Slender lizardfish , Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910 Orangemouth lizardfish , Saurida flamma Waples, 1982 Gracile lizardfish , Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Grey saury , Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864 Shortjaw saury , Saurida isarankurai Shindo & Yamada, 1972 Longfin lizardfish , Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939 Saurida microlepis Wu & Wang, 1931 Shortfin lizardfish , Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972 Clouded lizardfish , Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850 Shortjaw lizardfish , Saurida normani Longley, 1935 Saurida pseudotumbil Dutt & Sagar, 1981 Suspicious lizardfish , Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927 Greater lizardfish , Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795) Saurida umeyoshii Inoue & Nakabo, 2006. Not listed in FishBase. [1] Brushtooth lizardfish , Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) Wanieso lizardfish , Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972
Genus Synodus
Synodus amaranthus Waples & Randall, 1988 Two-spot lizard fish , Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953 Capricorn lizardfish , Synodus capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978 Sand lizardfish , Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912 Arrowtooth lizardfish , Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979 Engleman's lizardfish , Synodus englemani Schultz, 1953 Inotted lizardfish , Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall, 1988 Inshore lizardfish , Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) Synodus fuscus Tanaka, 1917 Synodus gibbsi Cressey, 1981 Blackear lizardfish , Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917 Indian lizardfish , Synodus indicus (Day, 1873) Sand diver , Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Lighthouse lizardfish , Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979 Synodus janus Waples & Randall, 1988 Gunther's lizard fish , Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880) Sauro lizardfish , Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890 Synodus lobeli Waples & Randall, 1988 California lizardfish , Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855) Synodus macrocephalus Cressey, 1981 Triplecross lizardfish , Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917 Lizardfish , Synodus marchenae Hildebrand, 1946 Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981 Offshore lizardfish , Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Synodus randalli Cressey, 1981 Redmarbled lizardfish , Synodus rubromarmoratus Russell & Cressey, 1979 Speartoothed grinner , Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905 Atlantic lizardfish , Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Shorthead lizardfish , Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Sechura lizardfish , Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 Lavender lizardfish , Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921 Diamond lizardfish , Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981 Red lizard fish , Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953 Synodus usitatus Cressey, 1981 Variegated lizardfish , Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Genus Trachinocephalus
References
^ Inoue & Nakabo (2006). "The Saurida undosquamis group (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae), with description of a new species from southern Japan.". Ichthyological research 53 (4): 386ff.. doi :10.1007/s10228-006-0358-y
See also
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