Offshore lizardfish
| Offshore lizardfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. poeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Synodus poeyi D. S. Jordan, 1887 | |
The offshore lizardfish, Synodus poeyi,[1][2][3] is a species of lizardfish that occurs chiefly in the western Atlantic.
The maximum recorded length of the offshore lizardfish is about 25 centimeters (9.84 inches).
The offshore lizardfish is a marine species associated with reefs. It occurs at depths of 27 - 320 meters. This species is native to a subtropical environment. Its distribution in the Western Atlantic extends from North Carolina in the United States through the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles to the Guianas.[4] It occurs outside the shore zone.[5] It is benthic, living along sandy and muddy bottoms.[6]
Common names
Other common names for Synodus poeyi include calango, lagarto do mar, peixe-lagarto (Portuguese), chile barbado, guaripete, guavina, lagarto barbado, lagarto oceánico, manuelito (Spanish), and otogai-aka-eso (Japanese).[7]
Notes
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi Lizardfish (Also: Offshore Lizardfish)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi (offshore lizardfish)". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". ITIS Standard Report Page. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi Offshore Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". Canadian Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Offshore lizardfish". The Website of Everything. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Synodus poeyi" in FishBase. April 2012 version.