Synodus indicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species: Synodus indicus (Day, 1873: 526)

Name

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Synodus indicus

Lectotype: ZSI F2337.

Paralectotypes: AMS B.7672 (1, non-type); RMNH 8817 (1), 2761 (1).

Type locality: Madras, India [Indian Ocean].

Synonyms

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  • Saurus indicus Day, 1873
  • Synodus dietrichi, Kotthaus, 1967: 72, Figs. 62-65

References

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  • Day, F. 1873: On some new fishes of India. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology, 11: 524–530.
  • Allen, G.R. & M. Adrim 2003: Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zoological Studies, 42(1): 1–72.
  • Synodus indicus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

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English: Indian lizardfish
தமிழ்: பில்லிஞ்சன்