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Synodus synodus Diamond lizardfish

Synodus synodus is commonly referred to as Diamond lizardfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
4696 
AphiaID:
126373 
Scientific:
Synodus synodus 
German:
Diamant Eidechsenfisch 
English:
Diamond Lizardfish 
Category:
Lizardfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order) > Synodontidae (Family) > Synodus (Genus) > synodus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Florida, French Polynesia, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Madeira, Malta, Puerto Rico, São Tomé e Principé, Sumatra, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Uruguay, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 144 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
7.87" - 16.93" (20cm - 43cm) 
Temperature:
48.2 °F - 82.4 °F (9°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coralfish of all kind, Fish (little fishes), Flatfish, Predatory, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-09-25 20:02:11 

Info

Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Canary Islands, and St. Helena Island; range extending to São Tomé Island.
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and southwestern Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay, including the Caribbean.
Northwest Atlantic: Canada.

Biology
Primarily found in shallow inshore waters.
Rests on hard surfaces rather than on sand.
Also occurs in reef areas, but ventures into open shelf water as deep as 90 m.
Caught with several types of artisanal gear. Reportedly good to eat, but not utilized widely.

Synonymised names
Esox synodus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Saurus atlanticus Johnson, 1863 · unaccepted
Saurus meleagrides Valenciennes, 1834 · unaccepted
Saurus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Synodus atlanticus (Johnson, 1863) · unaccepted
Synodus fasciatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Synodus meleagrides (Valenciennes, 1834) · unaccepted
Synodus nicholsi Breder, 1927 · unaccepted
Synodus synodus atlanticus (Johnson, 1863) · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Synodus synodus atlanticus (Johnson, 1863) accepted as Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Synodus synodus (Actinopterygii, Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) in the coastal waters of Malta, central Mediterranean Sea (en). Abgerufen am 03.09.2025.

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Larva

Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2023
Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026
Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026

Commonly

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Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2024
Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026
Synodus synodus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026

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