Synodus oculeus

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 oculeus

Name

Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981: 30, Figs. 24-25, 26a

Holotype: USNM 217612.

Paratypes: USNM 217510 (1), 217611 (1), 217613 (2), 217738 (3), 222194 (1).

Type locality: Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, 16°04' to 16°03'30"N, 114°42'30" to 114°39'E, depth 76.8-82.3 meters.

References

• Cressey, R.F. 1981: Revision of Indo-West Pacific lizardfishes of the genus Synodus (Pisces: Synodontidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 342: i-iii + 1-53. Full article
• Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim 2000: A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, 8: 569–667.
• Synodus oculeus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Large-eye lizardfish