Offshore lizardfish

Offshore lizardfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species: S. poeyi
Binomial name
Synodus poeyi
D. S. Jordan, 1887

The offshore lizardfish, Synodus poeyi,[1][2][3] is a species of lizardfish that occurs chiefly in the western Atlantic.

The maximum recorded length of the offshore lizardfish is about 25 centimeters (9.84 inches).

The offshore lizardfish is a marine species associated with reefs. It occurs at depths of 27 - 320 meters. This species is native to a subtropical environment. Its distribution in the Western Atlantic extends from North Carolina in the United States through the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles to the Guianas.[4] It occurs outside the shore zone.[5] It is benthic, living along sandy and muddy bottoms.[6]

Common names

Other common names for Synodus poeyi include calango, lagarto do mar, peixe-lagarto (Portuguese), chile barbado, guaripete, guavina, lagarto barbado, lagarto oceánico, manuelito (Spanish), and otogai-aka-eso (Japanese).[7]

Notes

  1. "Synodus poeyi Lizardfish (Also: Offshore Lizardfish)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. "Synodus poeyi (offshore lizardfish)". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". ITIS Standard Report Page. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. "Synodus poeyi Offshore Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". Canadian Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "Offshore lizardfish". The Website of Everything. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

References


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