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Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) 
AphiaID: 217670

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order) > Synodontidae (Family) > Synodontinae (Subfamily) > Synodus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Synodus Scopoli, 1777
Synonymised
taxa		  Salmo variegatus Lacepède, 1803
 Salmo varius Lacepède, 1803
 Saurida rubrotaeniata Liénard, 1891
 Saurus englemani (Schultz, 1953)
 Saurus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
 Synodus engelmani Schultz, 1953 (misspelling)
 Synodus englamani Schultz, 1953 (misspelling)
 Synodus englemani Schultz, 1953
 Synodus houlti McCulloch, 1921
 Synodus variegates (Lacepède, 1803) (misspelling)
 Synodus varius (Lacepède, 1803)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English common lizardfish  [details]
English variegated lizardfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Cargados Carajos [details]
Chagos [details]
Comores [details]
Djibouti [details]
Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Red Sea [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Host of  Ichthyotaces pteroisicola Shiino, 1932 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Metataeniacanthus solidus Cressey & Cressey, 1979 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Metataeniacanthus vulgaris Cressey & Cressey, 1979 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To ITIS
Notes  Authority: Authority is (Fowler, 1912) according to Randall <307>. [details]

Description: Inhabits deep lagoon and seaward reefs from depths of 5 to at least 40 m; sometimes found on sandy bottoms concealing itself in the sand. Frequently occurs in pairs. Feeds on small fishes by seizing these from passing schools. Caught with various types of artisanal gear; sold fresh or dried salted in markets. [details]
Image 
Synodus englemani
[image from synonym]
Synodus englemani
added on 2008-12-16 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217670
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-10 06:08:33Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217670 on 2013-05-24
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