Jump to content

Lavender lizardfish

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Scorpions13256 (talk | contribs) at 19:12, 11 September 2018 (added Category:Fish described in 1921 using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lavender lizardfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. similis
Binomial name
Synodus similis
McCulloch, 1921

The lavender lizardfish (Synodus similis) is a lizardfish of the family Synodontidae, found in the western Pacific including Japan, north eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and northern New Zealand, at depths down to 75 m. Its length is between 12 and 18 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Synodus similis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8