Synodus variegatus Reef Lizard Fish, Engleman's Lizardfish, Reef Lizardfish, Scaly-cheek Lizardfish

Synodus variegatusis commonly referred to as Reef Lizard Fish, Engleman's Lizardfish, Reef Lizardfish, Scaly-cheek Lizardfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Synodus variegatus
German:: Riff-Eidechsenfisch
English:: Reef Lizard Fish, Engleman's Lizardfish, Reef Lizardfish, Scaly-cheek Lizardfish

Category:: Lizardfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order) > Synodontidae (Family) > Synodus (Genus) > variegatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lacepède, ), 1803

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Hong Kong, Eritrea, Kuwait, Sudan, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Corea, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Line Islands, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Quatar, Raja Amat, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Kermadec Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 3 - 121 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Synodus binotatus
Zweifleck Eidechsenfisch
Synodus bondi
Synodus capricornis
Synodus dermatogenys
Sand-Eidechsenfisch
Synodus doaki
Synodus evermanni
Synodus falcatus
Synodus fasciapelvicus
Synodus foetens
Eidechsenfisch
Synodus fuscus
Synodus gibbsi
Synodus hoshinonis
Synodus indicus
Indischer Eidechsenfisch
Synodus intermedius
Sandtaucher-Eidechsenfisch
Synodus isolatus
Synodus jaculum
Schwarzfleck- Eidechsenfisch, Schwanzfleck-Eidechsenfisch
Synodus kaianus
Synodus lacertinus
Eidechsenfisch
Synodus lobeli
Synodus lucioceps
Synodus macrocephalus
Synodus macrops
Synodus macrostigmus
Synodus marchenae
Synodus mascarensis
Synodus mundyi
Synodus myops
Synodus oculeus
Synodus orientalis
Synodus poeyi
Synodus pylei
Synodus randalli
Synodus rubromarmoratus
Eidechsenfisch
Synodus sageneus
Synodus sanguineus
Synodus saurus
Atlantischer Eidechsenfisch
Synodus scituliceps
Synodus sechurae
Synodus similis
Synodus synodus
"Diamant"-Eidechsenfisch
Synodus taiwanensis
Synodus tectus
Synodus ulae
Synodus usitatus
Synodus variegatus
Riff-Eidechsenfisch
Synodus vityazi

More related species in this lexicon:

Synodus nigrotaeniatus
Eidechsenfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-01-31 21:26:13
Last edit:: 2020-12-01 09:07:03

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(Lacepède, 1803)

Synodus variegatus, alos called the Reef Lizard Fish or even simply Lizard Fish, can be found throughout the Indian Ocean including the Red Sea and the Pacific to Micronesia. Usually it is found on stony or rocky ground in lagoon's as well as reef plateaus between 3 - 40 m depth.

He has an elongated, more flattened belly, reminded of the body of a goby. Head is rather flat, eyes usually above the waist. The tail is rather short and rounded. The body coloration is a mottled tan to brown with red-brown to red patches of various sizes.

Usually they are found in pairs, but also individually, on stones or sand (often buried) where their wait their preferred prey (smal fish) which usually pass in swarms to them.

Synonyms:
Salmo variegatus Lacepède, 1803
Salmo varius Lacepède, 1803
Saurida rubrotaeniata Liénard, 1891
Saurus englemani (Schultz, 1953)
Saurus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus engelmani Schultz, 1953
Synodus englamani Schultz, 1953
Synodus englemani Schultz, 1953
Synodus houlti McCulloch, 1921
Synodus variegates (Lacepède, 1803)
Synodus varius (Lacepède, 1803)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order) > Synodontidae (Family) > Synodontinae (Subfamily) > Synodus (Genus) > Synodus variegatus (Species)

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