Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis)

Scientific name: Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917

Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis)

The Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and Mozambique to the Andaman Sea and southern Japan, south to Arafura Sea and New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body with alternating pale and dark saddle blotches above; black blotch at upper edge of operculum; fins pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synodus hoshinonis
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
60–96 m (197–315 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 60 - 96 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Mozambique to the Andaman Sea and southern Japan, south to Arafura Sea and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5)

Sources

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

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