Synodus macrostigmus

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 macrostigmus

Name

Synodus macrostigmus Frable et al., 2013

• Holotype: UF 182810 (formerly, FSBC 020548).
• Paratypes: UF 182811 (formerly, FSBC 020548) (1), 182812 (formerly FSBC 020596) (5); USNM 358546 (1).

Type locality: off Panama City, Florida, 29°16′59.95"N, 85°53′12.94"W [1], 71–73 m, sta. 097, NMFS-Pascagoula Deepwater Pelagics Survey.

Etymology: The species is named for its large, black scapular blotch. The species name is a Latinized conjunction of the Greek macros (= large or long), and stigma (= brand or mark).

Vernacular names

English: Largespot Lizardfish

References

• Frable, B. W., Baldwin, C. C., Luther, B. M. & Weigt, L. A.; 2013: A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: Synodus) and resurrection of Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of S. bondi, S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766), and S. intermedius (Agassiz, 1829). Fishery Bulletin, 111 (2): 122–146. PDF