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Arrowtooth lizardfish (Synodus doaki) fish species information

Scientific Name
Synodus doaki

Common Name
Arrowtooth lizardfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Cheek scaled to margin of preopercle; flap on anterior nostrils very long and rounded; pectoral fins reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins. The irregular bars and spots on the body red, the centers of larger markings sometimes yellow. All fins with transverse red bands.

Classification

Classified By
Russell & Cressey, 1979
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Grinners (Aulopiformes)
Family
Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Japan, Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897), eastern Australia, northern New Zealand (Ref. 9818) and Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 58302). Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
9 m
Depth To - meters
260 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 260 m (Ref. 58302)
Trophic Level
4.17 s.e. 0.71 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
28.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (18 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated