Synodus jaculum

S. jaculum

Taxonavigation

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 jaculum

Name

Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979: 169, Fig. 2

Holotype: AMS I.19470-005.

Paratypes: AMS I.17503-014 (2), I.17262-053 (1), I.18303-001 (1), I.18340-001 (1), I.18340-002 (2), I.19222-001 (4), I.19473-054 (2), I.19696-004 (1); USNM 217621 (2), 217640 (1), 217673 (1), 217748 (1), 217782 (1), 217794 (1).

Type locality: Granite Bluff, Lizard Island (14°40'S, 145°27'E), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [Coral Sea, Southwestern Pacific], depth 16 meters.

References

• Russell, B.C. & R.F. Cressey 1979: Three new species of Indo-west Pacific lizardfish (Synodontidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 92(1): 166–175.
• Randall, J.E. , G.R. Allen & R.C. Steene 1997: Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. i-xx, 1-557, I-VII.
• Synodus jaculum in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Lighthouse lizardfish

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