Synodontidae

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Deepsea lizardfish, Bathysaurus ferox. From plate 18 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Aulopiformes Family: Synodontidae
Genera
Bathysaurus Harpadon Saurida Synodus Trachinocephalus

Synodontidae is a family of fish known as lizardfishes. Lizardfishes are marine fish found throughout the world. They are small cylindrical fish with mouths full of sharp teeth, even on the tongue. There are 64 species in five genera.

[edit] Species

• Genus Bathysaurus
  • Deepsea lizardfish, Bathysaurus ferox Günther, 1878
  • Highfin lizardfish, Bathysaurus mollis Günther, 1878
• Genus Harpadon
  • Harpadon erythraeus Klausewitz, 1983
  • Harpadon microchir Günther, 1878
  • Bombay-duck, Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Harpadon squamosus (Alcock, 1891)
  • Glassy, Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889
• Genus Saurida
  • Shortfin saury, Saurida argentea Macleay, 1881
  • Brazilian lizardfish, Saurida brasiliensis Norman, 1935
  • Smallscale lizardfish, Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927
  • Slender lizardfish, Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  • Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910
  • Orangemouth lizardfish, Saurida flamma Waples, 1982
  • Gracile lizardfish, Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Grey saury, Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864
  • Shortjaw saury, Saurida isarankurai Shindo & Yamada, 1972
  • Longfin lizardfish, Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939
  • Saurida microlepis Wu & Wang, 1931
  • Shortfin lizardfish, Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972
  • Clouded lizardfish, Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850
  • Shortjaw lizardfish, Saurida normani Longley, 1935
  • Saurida pseudotumbil Dutt & Sagar, 1981
  • Suspicious lizardfish, Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927
  • Greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)
  • Brushtooth lizardfish, Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)
  • Wanieso lizardfish, Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972
• Genus Synodus
  • Synodus amaranthus Waples & Randall, 1988
  • Two-spot lizard fish, Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953
  • Capricorn lizardfish, Synodus capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978
  • Sand lizardfish, Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
  • Arrowtooth lizardfish, Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979
  • Engleman's lizardfish, Synodus englemani Schultz, 1953
  • Inotted lizardfish, Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890
  • Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall, 1988
  • Inshore lizardfish, Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Synodus fuscus Tanaka, 1917
  • Synodus gibbsi Cressey, 1981
  • Blackear lizardfish, Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917
  • Indian lizardfish, Synodus indicus (Day, 1873)
  • Sand diver, Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
  • Lighthouse lizardfish, Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979
  • Synodus janus Waples & Randall, 1988
  • Gunther's lizard fish, Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
  • Sauro lizardfish, Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890
  • Synodus lobeli Waples & Randall, 1988
  • California lizardfish, Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)
  • Synodus macrocephalus Cressey, 1981
  • Triplecross lizardfish, Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917
  • Lizardfish, Synodus marchenae Hildebrand, 1946
  • Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981
  • Offshore lizardfish, Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887
  • Synodus randalli Cressey, 1981
  • Redmarbled lizardfish, Synodus rubromarmoratus Russell & Cressey, 1979
  • Speartoothed grinner, Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905
  • Atlantic lizardfish, Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Shorthead lizardfish, Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  • Sechura lizardfish, Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946
  • Lavender lizardfish, Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921
  • Diamond lizardfish, Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981
  • Red lizard fish, Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953
  • Synodus usitatus Cressey, 1981
  • Variegated lizardfish, Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
• Genus Trachinocephalus
  • Snakefish, Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)

[edit] References

• "Synodontidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.