Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 10/2023.

Vernacular names edit

English: Lizardfish