Synodus lobeli

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 lobeli

Name

Synodus lobeli Waples & Randall 1989: 198, Pls. 2 (fg. a), 3 (fg. d); Fig. 1

Holotype: BPBM 29293.

Paratypes: AM I.24995-001 (1); BMNH 1985.1.16.1 (1); BPBM 28869 (2), 30337 (9); CAS 56098 (1); MCZ 28962 [ex USFC 03010 and 03236] (2); MNHN 1985-0001 (1); NSMT-P 23888 (1); SIO 85-13 (1); USNM 268584 (1).

Type locality: Off Kailua, Kona coast of Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 32 meters.

References

• Waples, R.S. & J.E. Randall 1989: A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfishes of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species. Pacific Science, 42 (3-4) [1988]: 177–213, Pls. 1-3.
• Randall, J.E. & R.L. Pyle 2008: Synodus orientalis, a new lizardfish (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Taiwan and Japan, with correction of the Asian record of S. lobeli. Zoological Studies, 47(5): 657–662.
• Synodus lobeli in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Lobel's lizardfish