Biology:Lavender lizardfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Lavender lizardfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921
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The lavender lizardfish (Synodus similis) is a lizardfish of the family Synodontidae, found in the western Pacific including Japan , north eastern Australia , Lord Howe Island, and northern New Zealand, at depths down to 75 m. Its length is between 12 and 18 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Synodus similis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2465882 entry
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