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Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

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Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymSalmo variegatus Lacepède, 1803
synonymSalmo varius Lacepède, 1803
synonymSaurida rubrotaeniata Liénard, 1891
synonymSaurus cynodus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymSaurus englemani (Schultz, 1953)
synonymSaurus synodus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymSaurus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymSynodus engelmani Schultz, 1953
synonymSynodus englamani Schultz, 1953
synonymSynodus englemani Schultz, 1953
synonymSynodus houlti McCulloch, 1921
synonymSynodus indicus (non Day, 1873)
synonymSynodus ulae (non Schultz, 1953)
synonymSynodus variegates (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymSynodus varius (Lacepède, 1803)
🗒 Common Names
Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian
  • Sudung
English
  • Variegated Lizardfish
Malayalam
  • Valakka
  • വലക്ക
  • വാളക്ക
Other
  • Sudung
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Marine
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
    Description
    Adults variable from grey to red . On some individuals, the hourglass- or saddle-shaped markings along its side may be obliterated by an almost solid dark red band . Large individuals are often thick-bodied, giving a hump-backed appearance .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Size
    Maturity

    14 TL 

    Max Length

    40 TL (unsexed) 

    Size

    40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Masuda, H., C. Araga and T. Yoshino 1975 Coastal fishes of southern Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 382 p.
    Trophic Strategy
    Occurs in inshore waters . Lies mostly buried in the sand .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg 1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127.
    No Data
    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat
    Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 121 m , usually 5 - 60 m
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
    Description
    Remark

    Found along the coast

    Occurrence

    native 

    Distribution

    Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Lord Howe, Kermadec and Rapa islands. Reported from New Zealand .

    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
    No Data
    📚 Occurrence
    No Data
    📚 Demography and Conservation
    Conservation Status
    Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    No Data
    📚 Uses and Management
    Uses
    fisheries: commercial
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5398, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Bauchot, M.-L. and G. Bianchi 1984 Fiches FAO d"identification des especes pour les besoins de la pêche. Guide des poissons commerciaux de Madagascar (especes marines et d"eaux saumâtres). A vec le support du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Developpement (Project RAF/79/065). Rome, FAO, 135 p.
    No Data
    📚 Information Listing
    References
    Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
    1. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
    Overview > Diagnostic > Description
    1. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
    Natural History > Size
    1. Masuda, H., C. Araga and T. Yoshino 1975 Coastal fishes of southern Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 382 p.
    Natural History > Trophic Strategy
    1. Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg 1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127.
    Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
    1. Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
    Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
    1. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
    Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
    Uses and Management > Uses
    1. Bauchot, M.-L. and G. Bianchi 1984 Fiches FAO d"identification des especes pour les besoins de la pêche. Guide des poissons commerciaux de Madagascar (especes marines et d"eaux saumâtres). A vec le support du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Developpement (Project RAF/79/065). Rome, FAO, 135 p.
    No Data
    📚 Meta data
    No Data
    🐾 Taxonomy
    RootRoot
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassActinopterygii
    OrderAulopiformes
    FamilySynodontidae
    GenusSynodus
    SpeciesSynodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803)
    📊 Temporal Distribution
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