Arrowtooth lizardfish (Synodus doaki)

Scientific name: Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979

Arrowtooth lizardfish (Synodus doaki)

The Arrowtooth lizardfish (Synodus doaki) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa, Japan, Chesterfield Islands, eastern Australia, northern New Zealand and Hawaiian Islands. Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synodus doaki
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Depth range
9–260 m (30–853 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 260 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Japan, Chesterfield Islands, eastern Australia, northern New Zealand and Hawaiian Islands. Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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