Twospot Lizardfish

Synodus binotatus

A few dark points on the snout.

Size : 16 cm

Habitat : Inhabits outreefs with rubble and coral, 1-30 m. Usually in shallow depths, lying alone or in pairs on hard surfaces.

Distribution : Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Taiwan, Hawaii, GBR and Tonga.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Aulopiformes

FAMILY

:

Synodontidae

GENUS

:

Synodus

SPECIES

:

Synodus binotatus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner