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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); lobeli: Named in honor of Philip S. Lobel, who first discovered the species and suspected it was undescribed (Ref. 7438).
Eponymy: Dr Phillip S ‘Phil’ Lobel is a biologist and ichthyologist who is Professor of Biology at Boston University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Waples & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 31 - 140 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
West Pacific: Japan. Taiwan, the Philippines and Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37501)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 53 - 56. Preopercle scaled to posterior margin; anterior palatine teeth not distinctly longer than and not isolated from posterior palatine teeth; membranous flap on anterior nostrils slender; body depth 6.7-7.8 in SL; pectoral fins not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; anal fin base about two-thirds dorsal fin base; pale with small irregular dark blotches forming longitudinal lines on upper half of body (Ref. 7438).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on sand bottoms (Ref. 7438). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Senou, H., Y. Morita and K. Arai, 1995. Two new records of lizardfishes (Pisces: Synodontidae) from Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 42(1):93-95. (Ref. 37501)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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