Synodus Explained

Synodus is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized:

• Synodus binotatus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (two-spot lizardfish)
• Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939 (sharp-nose lizardfish)
• Synodus capricornis Cressey & J. E. Randall, 1978 (capricorn lizardfish)
• Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
• Synodus doaki Barry C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (arrow-tooth lizardfish)
• Synodus evermanni D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Inotted lizardfish)
• Synodus falcatus Waples & J. E. Randall, 1989
• Synodus fasciapelvicus J. E. Randall, 2009
• Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) (inshore lizardfish)
• Synodus fuscus S. Tanaka (I), 1917
• Synodus gibbsi Cressey, 1981
• Synodus hoshinonis S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (blackear lizardfish)
• Synodus indicus (F. Day, 1873) (Indian lizardfish)
• Synodus intermedius (Agassiz, 1829) (sand lizardfish)
• Synodus isolatus J. E. Randall, 2009 (Rapanui lizardfish)
• Synodus jaculum B. C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (lighthouse lizardfish)
• Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880) (Günther's lizardfish)
• Synodus lacertinus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (sauro lizardfish)
• Synodus lobeli Waples & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Lobel's lizardfish)
• Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855) (California lizardfish)
• Synodus macrocephalus Cressey, 1981
• Synodus macrops S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (triple-cross lizardfish)
• Synodus macrostigmus Frable, Luther & C. C. Baldwin, 2013 (large-spot lizardfish) ^[1]
• Synodus marchenae Hildebrand, 1946 (lizardfish)
• Synodus mascarensis Prokofiev, 2008
• Synodus mundyi J. E. Randall, 2009
• Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981 (large-eye lizardfish)
• Synodus orientalis J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2008
• Synodus pacificus H. C. Ho, J. P. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2016 ^[2]
• Synodus poeyi D. S. Jordan, 1887 (offshore lizardfish)
• Synodus pylei J. E. Randall, 2009
• Synodus randalli Cressey, 1981
• Synodus rubromarmoratus B. C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (red-marbled lizardfish)
• Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905 (spear-toothed lizardfish)
• Synodus sanguineus J. E. Randall, 2009
• Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic lizardfish)
• Synodus scituliceps D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (short-head lizardfish)
• Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 (Sechura lizardfish)
• Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921 (lavender lizardfish)
• Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) (diamond lizardfish)
• Synodus taiwanensis J. P. Chen, H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2007
• Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981 (tectus lizardfish)
• Synodus ulae L. P. Schultz, 1953 (red lizardfish)
• Synodus usitatus Cressey, 1981
• Synodus variegatus (Lacépède, 1803) (variegated lizardfish)
• Synodus vityazi H. C. Ho, Prokofiev & K. T. Shao, 2010

Notes and References

1. Frable, B.W., Baldwin, C.C., Luther, B.M. & Weigt, L.A. (2013): A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: Synodus) and resurrection of Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of S. bondi, S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766), and S. intermedius (Agassiz, 1829). Fishery Bulletin, 111 (2): 122-146.
2. Ho, H.-C., Chen, J.-P. & Shao, K.-T. (2016): A new species of the lizardfish genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 4162 (1): 134-142.