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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 88 - 232 m (Ref. 137548). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 57 - 58. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 10-13; A 8-10; lateral-line scales 56-60; scale rows above lateral line 3.5; vertebrae 57-58; anterior gill-rakers 25-36; pseudobranchial filaments 16-27; peritoneal spots 13-16; palatine teeth uniform in length and size; posterior part of preopercle scaled; anterior nostril flap (ANF) moderately long, slender,
triangular or leaf-shaped, does not or just reaching the rear margin of posterior nostril when laid back; ANF length/ inter-nostril distance (IND) 0.71-1.30 (mean 1.03); snout is moderately rounded in lateral view; pelvic fin moderately long, its length 22.8-27.2% in SL; posterior process of pelvic girdle wide. Colouration: when fresh, pale orange dorsally, white ventrally, with eight indistinct doughnut-shaped dark blotches along body axis, some continuous with saddle-shaped blotches on dorsum; pelvic-fin rays are white and fin membranes transparent, no additional markings; caudal fin uniform whitish, with white bands on upper lobe; color in alcohol pale, with scattered irregular dark pigmentation above the lateral line (Ref. 137548).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Benthic at ca. 100 m (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Furuhashi, R. and H. Motomura, 2025. A new species of Synodus from southern Japan, with a redescription of Synodus usitatus Cressey 1981 (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. (2025):1-15. (Ref. 137548)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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