Synodus mascarensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Cyclosquamata Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species: Synodus mascarensis

Name

Synodus mascarensis Prokofiev, 2008: 430, Figs. 2o, 5.

Holotype: ZIN 54077.

Paratypes: ZIN 54078 (1), IORAN 00266 (2).

Type locality: Western Indian Ocean, 11°06'-11°05'N, 62°01'-62°04'E, depth 58-61 meters.

References

• Prokofiev, A.M. 2008: New species and new records of lizardfishes of the genus Synodus (Teleostei, Synodontidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 84(4): 424-435. [In Russian.]
• Synodus mascarensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2013). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 10/2012.

Vernacular names

English: Lizardfish