Synodus

Synodus
Temporal range: Early Miocene to Present[1]
Sand Diver, S. intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Subfamily: Synodontinae
Genus: Synodus
Scopoli, 1777
Type species
Esox synodus
Linnaeus, 1758

Synodus (meaning "teeth together") is a genus of lizardfishes.

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: [2][3]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Synodus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 1 2 3 Frable, B.W., Baldwin, C.C., Luther, B.M. & Weigt, L.A. (2013): A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: Synodus) and resurrection of Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of S. bondi, S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766), and S. intermedius (Agassiz, 1829). Fishery Bulletin, 111 (2): 122-146.
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