Synodus

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Synodus
Fossil range: Early Miocene to Present[1]
Sand diver, Synodus intermedius
Sand diver, Synodus intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species

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Synodus (meaning "teeth together") is a genus in the lizardfish family (Synodontidae), with 37 species.

[edit] Species

    • 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)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. 
  • "Synodus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.