Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Shorthead lizardfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 9348).   Tropical; 24°N - 5°S, 111°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán, Mexico to Chile (Ref. 9068) and the Galapagos Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86316); max. published weight: 440.00 g (Ref. 91172)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A very common species found on soft bottom (Ref. 9348).

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Bussing, W.A. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1995. Synodontidae. Lagartos. p. 1625-1628. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9348)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 May 2007

CITES (Ref. 115941)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates of some properties based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.6 - 29.1, mean 27.9 (based on 175 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00273 - 0.00698), b=3.10 (2.96 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.73 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100) .