Inotted lizardfish
| Inotted lizardfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. evermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Synodus evermanni D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | |
The Inotted lizardfish (Synodus evermanni) is a type of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Eastern Pacific.
Information
The Synodus evermanni is known to be found in a marine environment in a demersal depth range of about 25 – 275 meters. This species is native to a tropical climate. The common length for the Synodus evermanni as an unsexed male is about 20 centimeters or about 7.87 inches. This species is known to occupy the areas of Eastern Pacific, Mazatlán, Mexico, Chilca, and Peru.[1] They are commonly found on soft bottoms in the ocean. [2] The Inotted lizardfish can be identified by its large eyes and knob chin. It also has a brownish grey, elongated body. The species is also known to have dark splotches on its back. This species is also frequently and accidentally caught by shrimp trawlers. [3] The Synodus evermanni serves as no threat to humans. [4]
Common names
The common names for the Synodus evermanni in different languages are as follows:
- Spanish : chile cadena
- Spanish : Garrobo
- Spanish : Huavina
- Spanish : Iguana marina
- English : Inotted lizardfish
- Spanish : lagarto in Spanish
- Spanish : Lagarto camotillo
- Spanish : Lagarto garrobo
- English : Lizardfish
- Spanish : Pez lagartija
- English : spotted lizardfish
- Russian : ящероглав перуанский
- French : Anoli tacheté [5]
Classification
The taxonomic classification of the Synodus evermanni is as follows:
- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
- Branch: Deuterostomia
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
- Class: Osteichthyes
- Subclass: Actinopterygii
- Infraclass: Actinopteri
- Cohort: Clupeocephala
- Order: Aulopiformes
- Family: Synodontidae
- Subfamily: Synodontinae
- Genus: Synodus
- Specific name: evermanni[6]
References
- ↑ "Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Inotted lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus evermanni — Overview Inotted Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus evermanni Jordan and Bollman, 1890 INOTTED LIZARDFISH". Discover Life. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Inotted lizardfish (Synodus evermanni) fish profile". Guppies.ZA. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Inotted lizardfish". websiteofeverything.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus evermanni (Inotted lizardfish)". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Synodus evermanni" in FishBase. April 2012 version.