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

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 (9.8 inches).

The offshore lizardfish is a marine species associated with reefs. It occurs at depths of 27–320 meters (89–1,050 feet). 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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