Synodus usitatus

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 usitatus

Name

Synodus usitatus Cressey, 1981: 42, Fig. 35

Holotype: BPBM 15484.

Paratypes: BPBM 26544 (1), FAKU 5780 (1, not present in 1997), USNM 225068 (1).

Type locality: Off Haleiwa, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 55 fathoms.

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.
• Randall, J.E. 2007: Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu: i-xivb + 1-546.
• Synodus usitatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Lizardfish