Synodus mascarensis

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 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. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Lizardfish