Synodus pacificus

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 pacificus

Name

Synodus taiwanensis H.-C. Ho, J.-P. Chen & K.-T. Shao 2016

Holotype: NMMB-P 22438.

Paratypes: ASIZP, BSKU, MNHN, NMMB-P

Type locality: Off Ke-tsu-liao, Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, depth about 100 meters.

Etymology: The specific name taiwanensis is for the type locality of Taiwan.

References

• Ho, H.-C., J.-P. Chen and K.-T. Shao. 2016. A new species of the lizardfish genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4162 (no. 1): 134-142.

Vernacular names

English: Omega lizardfish