Synodus indicus

Synodus indicus

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 indicus (Day, 1873: 526)

Name

Synodus indicus

Lectotype: ZSI F2337.

Paralectotypes: AMS B.7672 (1, non-type); RMNH 8817 (1), 2761 (1).

Type locality: Madras, India [Indian Ocean].

Synonyms

• Saurus indicus Day, 1873
• Synodus dietrichi, Kotthaus, 1967: 72, Figs. 62-65

References

• Day, F. 1873: On some new fishes of India. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology, 11: 524–530.
• Allen, G.R. & M. Adrim 2003: Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zoological Studies, 42(1): 1–72.
• Synodus indicus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Indian lizardfish
தமிழ்: பில்லிஞ்சன்