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Lighthouse lizardfish

Characteristics

  • Usually occurs singly and may occur in pairs.
  • Feeds on shrimps and small fishes.

Description

  • Body grey to brown, with several vertical bars and diamond-shaped patterns on side.
  • A black saddle blotch on caudal peduncle which is absent in other lizardfishes.

Common Name: Lighthouse lizardfish

Family Common Name: Lizardfishes

Family: Synodontidae

Scientific Name: Synodus jaculum___(Russell & Cressey, 1979)

Genus: Synodus

Maximum Length: 20 cm (Total Length)

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未評估
Not Evaluated (ne)
數據缺乏
Data Deficient (dd)
無危
Least Concern (lc)
近危
Near Threatened (nt)
易危
Vulnerable (vu)
瀕危
Endangered (en)
極危
Critically Endangered (cr)
絕滅
Extinct (ex)
Lighthouse lizardfish

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