Synodus capricornis

Synodus capricornis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species: Synodus capricornis

Name

Synodus capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978: 767

• Holotype: BPBM 6560.
• Paratypes: BPBM 6562 (1), 16860 (2); USNM 218461-62 (1, 1).
• Type locality: Off Ahu Akapu, Easter Island [Southeastern Pacific], depth 70 feet.

References

Primary references

• Cressey, R.F. & J.E. Randall 1978: Synodus capricornis, a new lizardfish from Easter and Pitcairn Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 91(3): 767–774. [p. 767, figs. 1-3]

Additional references

• Randall, J.E. 2007: Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu: i-xivb + 1-546.

Links

• Synodus capricornis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Capricorn lizardfish

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