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Synodontidae
The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order, a diverse group of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families. They are found in tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world. Lizardfishes are generally small, although the largest species measures about in length. They have slender, somewhat cylindrical bodies, and heads that superficially resemble those of lizards. The dorsal fin is located in the middle of the back, and accompanied by a small adipose fin placed closer to the tail. They have mouths full of sharp teeth, even on the tongue. Lizardfishes are benthic animals that live in shallow coastal waters; even the deepest-dwelling species of lizardfish live in waters no more than deep. Some species in the subfamily Harpadontinae live in ...
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Saurida
''Saurida'' is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * '' Saurida argentea'' W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Short-fin saury) * '' Saurida brasiliensis'' Norman, 1935 (Brazilian lizardfish) * '' Saurida caribbaea'' Breder, 1927 (Small-scale lizardfish) * '' Saurida elongata'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Slender lizardfish) * '' Saurida filamentosa'' J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Thread-fin lizardfish) * '' Saurida flamma'' Waples, 1982 (Orange-mouth lizardfish) * '' Saurida golanii'' B. C. Russell, 2011 (Golani's lizardfish) Russell, B.C. (2011): ''Saurida golanii'', a new deep water lizardfish (Pisces: Synodontidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea. ''Zootaxa, 3098: 21-25.'' * '' Saurida gracilis'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Gracile lizardfish) * '' Saurida isarankurai'' Shindo & Yamada, 1972 (Short-jaw saury) * '' Saurida lessepsianus'' B. C. Russell, Golani & Tikochinski, 2015 (Lessepsian lizardfish) Russell, ...
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Harpadon
''Harpadon'' is a genus of bony fishes in the lizardfish family. The most famous member of this genus is the Bombay duck, ''H. nehereus'', which is commercially fished to supply its use in Indian cuisine, especially in the area around Mumbai. Species Seven species are placed in this genus: * ''Harpadon erythraeus'' Klausewitz, 1983 * ''Harpadon microchir'' Günther, 1878 * ''Harpadon mortenseni'' Hardenberg, 1933 * '' Harpadon nehereus'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bombay duck) * ''Harpadon nudus'' Ganga & J. P. Thomas, 2015 Ganga, U., Thomas, J.P. & Sukumaran, S. (2015): A new species of the Genus ''Harpadon'' (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. ''Indian Journal of Fisheries, 62 (4): 1-9.'' * ''Harpadon squamosus'' ( Alcock, 1891) * ''Harpadon translucens ''Harpadon translucens'', the glassy Bombay duck, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's f ...
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Synodus
''Synodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Species Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Synodus binotatus'' L. P. Schultz, 1953 (two-spot lizardfish) * '' Synodus bondi'' Fowler, 1939 (sharp-nose lizardfish) * '' Synodus capricornis'' Cressey & J. E. Randall, 1978 (capricorn lizardfish) * '' Synodus dermatogenys'' Fowler, 1912 * '' Synodus doaki'' Barry C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (arrow-tooth lizardfish) * '' Synodus evermanni'' D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Inotted lizardfish) * '' Synodus falcatus'' Waples & J. E. Randall, 1989 * '' Synodus fasciapelvicus'' J. E. Randall, 2009 * '' Synodus foetens'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (inshore lizardfish) * '' Synodus fuscus'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 * '' Synodus gibbsi'' Cressey, 1981 * '' Synodus hoshinonis'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (blackear lizardfish) * '' Synodus indicus'' ( F. Day, 1873) (Indian lizardfish) * '' Synodus intermedius'' (Agassiz, 1829) (sand ...
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Trachinocephalus
''Trachinocephalus'' is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * '' Trachinocephalus gauguini'' Polanco F., Acero P & Betancur-R., 2016 Polanco F., A., Acero P., A. & Betancur-R., R. (2016): No longer a circumtropical species: revision of the lizardfishes in the ''Trachinocephalus myops'' species complex, with description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (2): 1302-1323.'' * '' Trachinocephalus myops'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Blunt-nose lizardfish) * '' Trachinocephalus trachinus'' (Temminck & Schlegel Schlegel is a German occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Schlegel (born 1981), former American football linebacker * August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845), German poet, older brother of Friedrich * Brad Schlege ..., 1846) References Synodontidae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Fish of ...
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Deepsea Lizardfish
The deepsea lizardfish, ''Bathysaurus ferox'', is an aulopiform of the family Bathysauridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas across the world. The deepsea lizardfish should not be confused with the true or "typical" lizardfishes of the related family Synodontidae. Taxonomy Deepsea lizardfishes were first described in 1878 by British zoologist Albert Günther, who created the generic name from ancient Greek word elements “''báthos''” and “''saûros''” meaning “lizard of the depths”. Previously recognized in the synodontidae, in 1996, Robert Karl Johnson et al. showed its relationships outside synodontidae, in its own family in the suborder Giganturoidei. At the beginning of the century, ''Bathysaurus ferox'' larvae were thought to be a distinct species called ''Macristium chavesi''. Johnson gave evidence of the synonymy of the two species. Appearance Deep-sea lizardfish resemble shallow-water lizardfishes, as reflected in their common names. Adults reach ov ...
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Synodus Macrostigmus
''Synodus macrostigmus'', commonly known as the largespot lizardfish, is a species of fish in the lizardfish family, Synodontidae, a basal ray-finned fish in the class Actinopterygii. It is native to the warm temperate western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Description ''Synodus macrostigmus'' is an elongate, cylindrical fish growing to a standard length of about . The dorsal fin has eleven to twelve soft rays and the anal fin has eleven soft rays. The head and dorsal surface is grey to greenish-brown and the ventral surface is pale. The six to eight dark brown markings along the lateral line are connected dorsally by saddles, and there are narrow orange-yellow streaks between these dorsally breaking into orange-yellow blobs ventrally. There is a large, dark brown patch on the scapular region, which gives this species its name, and other dark pigmentation on the head and caudal fin. Distribution ''Synodus macrostigmus'' occurs in the warm western Atlantic Ocean and the G ...
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Saurida Umeyoshii
''Saurida umeyoshii'' is a species of lizardfish that lives in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin .... Information ''S. umeyoshii'' can be found in a marine environment within a pelagic-neritic range. The depth range of this species ranges to about 100 meters. ''S. umeyoshii'' is native to a temperate climate. The maximum recorded length of this species as an unsexed male is about 33.7 centimeters or about 13.26 inches. ''S. umeyoshii'' is distributed off the Pacific coast of Asia, off Owase, off Kochi, western Sea of Japan, eastern coast of Kyushu, East China Sea, and Taiwan. It is common to find this species occupying the area of continental shelves deeper than 100 meters. Common names The common names of ''S. umeyoshii'' in different languages ...
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Saurida Pseudotumbil
''Saurida pseudotumbil'' is a species of lizardfish that lives primarily off the coast of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... Environment ''S. pseudotumbil'' is recorded to be found in a marine environment within a demersal depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate. Distribution ''S. pseudotumbil'' can be found in the Indian Ocean. They can be found off the coast of India. References Notes * Synodontidae Fish described in 1981 {{Aulopiformes-stub ...
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Saurida Undosquamis
''Saurida undosquamis'', the brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury, is a type of lizardfish, a demersal species that occurs in the Eastern Indian Ocean, Malay Peninsula, northern Java, Arafura Sea, Louisiade Archipelago, southern Philippines and northern Australia,.Allen, G.R. (1997): Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia. Western Australian Museum. 292 pp.Russell, B.C., 1999. Synodontidae: lizardfishes (also bombay ducks, sauries). p. 1928-1945. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. pp. 1397-2068. Reports of its occurrence in the Red Sea region and introduction to the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: ...
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Harpadontinae
The Harpadontinae are a subfamily of lizardfishes in the family Synodontidae. It comprises two genera: *''Harpadon'' *''Saurida ''Saurida'' is a genus of fish in the family Synodontidae. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * '' Saurida argentea'' W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Short-fin saury) * '' Saurida brasiliensis'' Norman, 1935 (Brazilian lizar ...'' ReferencesSubfamily Harpadontinae - Australian Faunal Directory Synodontidae {{Aulopiformes-stub ...
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Aulopiformes
Aulopiformes is a diverse order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies, or aulopiforms are sometimes used for this group. The scientific name means "''Aulopus''-shaped", from ''Aulopus'' (the type genus) + the standard fish order suffix "-formes". It ultimately derives from Ancient Greek ''aulós'' (αὐλός, "flute" or "pipe") + Latin ''forma'' ("external form"), the former in reference to the elongated shape of many aulopiforms.FishBase (2000) They are grouped together because of common features in the structure of their gill arches. Indeed, many authors have considered them so distinct as to warrant separation in a monotypic superorder of the Teleostei, under the name Cyclosquamata. However, monotypic taxa are generally avoided by modern taxonomists if not necessary, and in this case a distinct superorder seems indeed unwar ...
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