Synodus lobeli
| Synodus lobeli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. lobeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Synodus lobeli Waples & J. E. Randall, 1988 | |
Synodus lobeli, Lobel's lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
Information
The Lobel's lizardfish is a species that can be found in the marine environment. They live within a demersal depth range of about 31 – 140 meters and within a tropical climate. The average length of this species as an unsexed male is about 23.4 centimeters or about 9.2 inches. They are considered to be a pale color with dark splotches on its upper body. They are native to the areas of Northwest Pacific, Japan, Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaii, and Taiwan.[1] They are commonly found on sandy bottoms and are recorded to be a benthic species.[2]
Classification
The taxonomic classification of the Synodus lobeli is as follows:
- Kingdom-Animalia
- Phylum-Chordata
- Subphylum-Vertebrata
- Superclass-Gnathostomata
- Order-Aulopiformes
- Family-Synodontidae
- Genus-Synodus
- Species-Synodus lobeli[3]
References
- ↑ "Synodus lobeli Waples & Randall, 1989 Lobel's lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus lobeli (Lobel's Lizardfish)". ZipCodeZoo. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus lobeli Lobel's lizardfish". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Synodus lobeli" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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