Synodus scituliceps

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 scituliceps

Name

Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882: 344

Syntypes: USNM 28392 (1, not found in 1980) Mazatlan, USNM 29449 (1, not found in 1980).

Type locality: Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico.; Panama (Pacific).

References

• Jordan, D.S. & C.H. Gilbert 1882: Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 4(237): 338–365.
• Groce, A.K. , S.L. Lagos, and E.C. Nestler 2001: Addition of the calico lizardfish, Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890 (Pisces: Synondontidae) to the ichthyofauna of the southern California Bight. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 100(3): 153–155.
• Synodus scituliceps in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Shorthead lizardfish