Biology:Synodus lobeli

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Synodus lobeli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Synodus
Species:
S. lobeli
Binomial name
Synodus lobeli
Waples & J. E. Randall, 1988

Synodus lobeli, Lobel's lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

Lobel's lizardfish is a marine species. They live within a demersal depth range of about 31 – 140 meters in the tropics. The average length of this species as an unsexed male is about 23.4 centimeters or about 9.2 inches. They are pale colored with dark splotches on its upper body. They are native to the areas of Northwest Pacific, Japan, Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaii, and Taiwan.[1] They are commonly found on sandy bottoms and are recorded to be a benthic species.[2]

Classification

The taxonomic classification of Synodus lobeli is as follows:

  • Kingdom-Animalia
  • Phylum-Chordata
  • Subphylum-Vertebrata
  • Superclass-Gnathostomata
  • Order-Aulopiformes
  • Family-Synodontidae
  • Genus-Synodus
  • Species-Synodus lobeli[3]

References

Notes

Wikidata ☰ Q2995413 entry