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Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfish |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Synodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 76.3 g | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 27 - 320 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and the Guianas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Side of body with about 8 obscure dark blotches; lower jaw symphysis with a fleshy knob; no black patch on shoulder girdle under gill cover (Ref. 13608). | |||
| Biology: | Absent from the shore zone. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||