Synodus falcatus

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 falcatus

Name

Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall. 1989: 191, Pls. 1f, 3c; Figs. 1, 4

Holotype: BPBM 30960. Paratypes: ANSP 159462 (1); BPBM 15483 (1), 23899 (15), 23908 (5), 23923 (15), 23955 (8), 28942 (3); CAS 61346 (1); MCZ 28965 [ex USFC 03011] (1); USNM 280212 (1), 285271 (1), 55272 (3). Additional material: ANSP 93306 (1) BPBM 28938 (4); CAS 11311 (1).

Type locality: Maro Reef, northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 25°24'N, 170°53'W, depth 88-95 meters.

Synonyms

• Synodus janus, Waples & Randall 1989: 195, Figs. 1, 5

References

• Waples, R.S. & J.E. Randall 1989: A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfishes of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species. Pacific Science, 42(3-4) [1988]: 177–213, Pls. 1-3.
• 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.
• Synodus falcatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.