genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
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family
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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 o ...
found in
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
,
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
, and
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 continen ...
s.
Species
Currently, 46 species in this genus are recognized:
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Synodus binotatus
The two-spot lizardfish (''Synodus binotatus'') is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Information
The two-spot lizardfish is known to be found in a marine environment within a reef-associated area. This species ...
Synodus bondi
''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 ...
Synodus capricornis
The Capricorn lizardfish ''(Synodus capricornis)'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly 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 ...
Synodus dermatogenys
The sand lizardfish, clearfin lizardfish or variegated lizardfish (''Synodus dermatogenys'') is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.
Description
''Synodus dermatogenys'' is found in a marine environment within a reef-a ...
'' Fowler, 1912
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Synodus doaki
The arrowtooth lizardfish (''Synodus doaki'') is a lizardfish of the family ''Synodontidae'', found in isolate locations across the southwestern Pacific (namely Queensland, the Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island
Norf ...
'' Barry C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (arrow-tooth lizardfish)
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Synodus evermanni
The Inotted lizardfish (''Synodus evermanni'') is a type of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Eastern Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the no ...
Synodus falcatus
''Synodus falcatus'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern central 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 th ...
Synodus fasciapelvicus
''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 b ...
'' J. E. Randall, 2009
* ''
Synodus foetens
The inshore lizardfish (''Synodus foetens'') is a member of the family SynodontidaeRussell, B., Polanco Fernandez, A., Moore, J. & McEachran, J.D. 2015. Synodus foetens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16441698A16509727. https:// ...
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Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1766) (inshore lizardfish)
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Synodus fuscus
''Synodus fuscus'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest 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 Southe ...
Synodus gibbsi
''Synodus gibbsi'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to th ...
'' Cressey, 1981
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Synodus hoshinonis
The blackear lizardfish ''(Synodus hoshinonis)'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Oc ...
Synodus indicus
The Indian lizardfish ''(Synodus indicus)'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...
Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...
, 1829) (sand lizardfish)
* '' Synodus isolatus'' J. E. Randall, 2009 (Rapanui lizardfish)
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Synodus jaculum
The lighthouse lizardfish ''(Synodus jaculum)'' is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.
Information
The lighthouse lizardfish is known to live in a marine environment within a depth range of about 2–100 meters. They ...
Luther
Luther may refer to:
People
* Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation
* Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement
* Luther (give ...
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C. C. Baldwin
Christopher Columbus Baldwin (May 18, 1830 – May 12, 1897) was the Naval Officer of the Port of New York from 1894 to 1897 who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age.
Early life
Baldwin was born in 1834 at his family's estate, ...
Hildebrand
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Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
Pyle
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, 2008
* '' Synodus pacificus'' H. C. Ho, J. P. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2016 Ho, H.-C., Chen, J.-P. & Shao, K.-T. (2016): A new species of the lizardfish genus ''Synodus'' (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. ''Zootaxa, 4162 (1): 134-142.''
* '' Synodus poeyi'' D. S. Jordan, 1887 (offshore lizardfish)
* '' Synodus pylei'' J. E. Randall, 2009
* '' Synodus randalli'' Cressey, 1981
* '' Synodus rubromarmoratus'' B. C. Russell & Cressey, 1979 (red-marbled lizardfish)
* '' Synodus sageneus'' Waite, 1905 (spear-toothed lizardfish)
* '' Synodus sanguineus'' J. E. Randall, 2009
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Synodus saurus
The Atlantic lizardfish ''(Synodus saurus)'', is a species of lizardfish
The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estua ...
'' (Linnaeus,
1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
McCulloch
McCulloch is a Scottish surname. It's a variation of the Northern Irish surname McCullough. It's commonly found in Galloway.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alan McCulloch (politician), New Zealand politician
*Alan McLeod McCulloch ( ...
, 1921 (lavender lizardfish)
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Synodus synodus
The diamond lizardfish ''(Synodus synodus)'' is a species of lizardfish that lives in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Information
The diamond lizardfish has been found within marine environments within reef-associated are ...
Synodus ulae
The red lizardfish ''(Synodus ulae)'' is a species of lizardfish
The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bo ...
Synodus variegatus
''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 ...
'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (variegated lizardfish)
* '' Synodus vityazi'' H. C. Ho, Prokofiev & K. T. Shao, 2010