WoRMS taxon details
Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
126372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126372)
accepted
Species
Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838 · unaccepted
Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Osmerus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838 · unaccepted
Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827 · unaccepted
Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948 · unaccepted
Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126372 on 2026-06-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948) Hildebrand, S. F. (1948). A new genus and five new species of American fishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 110 (9): 1-15., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.9028 [details]
original description (of Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 326 [details]
original description (of Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 342, Pl. 10 (fig. 36) [details]
original description (of Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1838). A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173-200. [details]
original description (of Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827) Cloquet, H. (1816-30). Pisces accounts. <em>In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> Volumes 1-60. [Initials after accounts correspond to authors given in Vol. 1; fish accounts by Lacepède (L. L.), Duméril (C. D.), Daudin (F. M. D.) and Cloquet (H. C.)]. [Dates for volumes are given by Cassini 1834, Opuscles Phytologiques, p. 47.].
page(s): 454 (v. 47) [details]
original description (of Tirus marmoratus 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
page(s): 56, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [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]
original description (of Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 326 [details]
original description (of Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 342, Pl. 10 (fig. 36) [details]
original description (of Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1838). A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173-200. [details]
original description (of Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827) Cloquet, H. (1816-30). Pisces accounts. <em>In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> Volumes 1-60. [Initials after accounts correspond to authors given in Vol. 1; fish accounts by Lacepède (L. L.), Duméril (C. D.), Daudin (F. M. D.) and Cloquet (H. C.)]. [Dates for volumes are given by Cassini 1834, Opuscles Phytologiques, p. 47.].
page(s): 454 (v. 47) [details]
original description (of Tirus marmoratus 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
page(s): 56, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku hardhucë atlantike | [details] |
| Dutch | leguaanvis | [details] |
| English | lizard fishbluestripe lizardfish | [details] |
| French | lezard | [details] |
| Hebrew | לטנון ים-תיכוני | [details] |
| Italian | pesce lucertola | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σκαρμός | [details] |
| Turkish | lokum baligiiskamroz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Osmerus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications) (from synonym Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus saurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus cinereus P04961 illustration) (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus saurus RAD104392-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus saurus RAD104396-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Osmerus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications) (from synonym Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodus saurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Osmerus fasciatus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus risso Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Salmo saurus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus cinereus P04961 illustration) (from synonym Synodus cinereus Hildebrand, 1948)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus saurus RAD104392-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Synodus saurus RAD104396-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
