WoRMS taxon details
Synodontinae Gill, 1861
Genus Synodus Scopoli, 1777
Genus Alpismaris Risso, 1827 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» 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 janus Waples & Randall, 1989
» Species Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
» Species Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890
» 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 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 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 amaranthus Waples & Randall, 1989 accepted as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
» Species Synodus argenteus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847
» 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 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)
» Species Synodus japonicus (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861» 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 janus Waples & Randall, 1989
» Species Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
» Species Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890
» 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 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)
» Subspecies Synodus synodus atlanticus (Johnson, 1863) accepted as 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 amaranthus Waples & Randall, 1989 accepted as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912
» Species Synodus argenteus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847
» 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 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)
» Species Synodus japonicus (uncertain > unassessed)
» Species Trachinocephalus atrisignis Prokofiev, 2019
» Species Trachinocephalus gauguini Polanco Fernandez, Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2016
» Species Trachinocephalus indicus (Day)
» Species Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus hypozona (Ogilby, 1897) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus trachinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus gauguini Polanco Fernandez, Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2016
» Species Trachinocephalus indicus (Day)
» Species Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus brevirostris (Poey, 1860) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus hypozona (Ogilby, 1897) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus limbatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Trachinocephalus trachinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
Genus Alpismaris Risso, 1827 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777
» Species Alpismaris risso (Risso, 1810) accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Goodella Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861 » Species Goodella hypozona Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
Genus Laurida Swainson, 1838 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777 (synonym) » Species Laurida mediterranea Swainson, 1838 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Saurus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777 » Species Saurus argyrophanes Richardson, 1846 accepted as Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)
» Species Saurus atlanticus Johnson, 1863 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus englemani (Schultz, 1953) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
» Species Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810) accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus gracilis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
» Species Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus indicus Day, 1873 accepted as Synodus indicus (Day, 1873)
» Species Saurus intermedius Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
» Species Saurus kaianus Günther, 1880 accepted as Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
» Species Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus lucioceps Ayres, 1855 accepted as Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)
» Species Saurus meleagrides Valenciennes, 1834 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus minutus Lesueur, 1825 accepted as Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
» Species Saurus myops (Forster, 1801) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus trachinus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus undosquamis Richardson, 1848 accepted as Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)
» Species Saurus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
» Species Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Tirus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777» Species Saurus atlanticus Johnson, 1863 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus brevirostris Poey, 1860 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus englemani (Schultz, 1953) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
» Species Saurus fasciatus (Risso, 1810) accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus gracilis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
» Species Saurus griseus Lowe, 1838 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus indicus Day, 1873 accepted as Synodus indicus (Day, 1873)
» Species Saurus intermedius Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
» Species Saurus kaianus Günther, 1880 accepted as Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880)
» Species Saurus lemniscatus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus limbatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus lucioceps Ayres, 1855 accepted as Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855)
» Species Saurus meleagrides Valenciennes, 1834 accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus minutus Lesueur, 1825 accepted as Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
» Species Saurus myops (Forster, 1801) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus trachinus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus trivirgatus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Saurus truncatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
» Species Saurus undosquamis Richardson, 1848 accepted as Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)
» Species Saurus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803) accepted as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
» Species Saurus vulgaris Cloquet, 1827 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Tirus marmoratus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Trachynocephalus accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861 (unaccepted > misspelling) » Species Trachynocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Trichinocephalus accepted as Trachinocephalus Gill, 1861 (misspelling) » Species Trichinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) accepted as Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) (misspelling)
Genus Xystodus Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Synodus Scopoli, 1777 » Species Xystodus banfieldi Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905
marine, brackish
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Synodontinae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151856 on 2022-05-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
