Variegated Lizardfish

Synodus variegatus

Horizontal stripes of alternating light and dark rectangular spots.

Size : 26 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and outreefs, 5-70 m. Lies usually on coral or rock ground, frequently in pairs, Usually switches its position every few minutes.

Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa to SW Japan, Hawaii and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Aulopiformes

FAMILY

:

Synodontidae

GENUS

:

Synodus

SPECIES

:

Synodus variegatus

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