WoRMS taxon details
Synodus Scopoli, 1777
125686 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125686)
accepted
Genus
Alpismaris Risso, 1827 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Laurida Swainson, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Saurus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Synodus Gronow, 1763 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (and primary junior homonym)
Synodus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (and primary junior homonym)
Tirus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Xystodus Ogilby, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Synodus autumnus Furuhashi & Motomura, 2025
- Species Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953
- Species Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939
- Species Synodus capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978
- Species Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
- Species Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979
- Species Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890
- Species Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall, 1989
- Species Synodus fasciapelvicus Randall, 2009
- Species Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Synodus fuscus Tanaka, 1917
- Species Synodus gibbsi Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917
- Species Synodus indicus (Day, 1873)
- Species Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Species Synodus isolatus Randall, 2009
- Species Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979
- Species Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
- Species Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890
- Species Synodus lautus Furuhashi & Motomura, 2025
- Species Synodus lobeli Waples & Randall, 1989
- Species Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)
- Species Synodus macrocephalus Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917
- Species Synodus macrostigmus Frable, Luther & Baldwin, 2013
- Species Synodus marchenae Hildebrand, 1946
- Species Synodus mascarensis Prokofiev, 2008
- Species Synodus mundyi Randall, 2009
- Species Synodus nigrotaeniatus Allen, Erdmann & Peristiwady, 2017
- Species Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus orientalis Randall & Pyle, 2008
- Species Synodus pacificus Ho, Chen & Shao, 2016
- Species Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887
- Species Synodus pylei Randall, 2009
- Species Synodus randalli Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus rubromarmoratus Russell & Cressey, 1979
- Species Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905
- Species Synodus sanguineus Randall, 2009
- Species Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946
- Species Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921
- Species Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus taiwanensis Chen, Ho & Shao, 2007
- Species Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953
- Species Synodus usitatus Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
- Species Synodus vityazi Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2010
- Species Synodus japonicus (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Synodus amaranthus Waples & Randall, 1989 accepted as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
- Species Synodus argenteus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
- Species Synodus argenteus Schneider, 1801 accepted as Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
- Species Synodus atlanticus (Johnson, 1863) accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus brevirostris (Poey, 1860) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
- Species Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus cresseyi Prokofiev, 2008 accepted as Synodus macrocephalus Cressey, 1981
- Species Synodus dermatogennis Fowler, 1912 accepted as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912 (misspelling)
- Species Synodus dietrichi Kotthaus, 1967 accepted as Synodus indicus (Day, 1873)
- Species Synodus engelmani Schultz, 1953 accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) (misspelling)
- Species Synodus englamani Schultz, 1953 accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) (misspelling)
- Species Synodus englemani Schultz, 1953 accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
- Species Synodus fasciatus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus houlti McCulloch, 1921 accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
- Species Synodus intermidius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) accepted as Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (misspelling)
- Species Synodus janus Waples & Randall, 1989 accepted as Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall, 1989
- Species Synodus macrocephalus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Luciobrama macrocephalus (Lacepède, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Synodus meleagrides (Valenciennes, 1834) accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus myops (Forster, 1801) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
- Species Synodus nicholsi Breder, 1927 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Synodus variegates (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) (misspelling)
- Species Synodus varius (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synodus Scopoli, 1777. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125686 on 2026-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tirus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details] 
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アカエソ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Synodus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Synodus Gronow, 1763)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laurida) (from synonym Laurida Swainson, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus FIN034586 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus FIN034587 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Synodus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Synodus Gronow, 1763)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laurida) (from synonym Laurida Swainson, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus FIN034586 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus FIN034587 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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