Synodus macrostigmus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Synodus macrostigmus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. macrostigmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Synodus macrostigmus | |
Synodus macrostigmus, commonly known as the largespot lizardfish, is a species of fish in the lizardfish family, Synodontidae, a basal ray-finned fish in the class Actinopterygii. It is native to the warm temperate western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Synodus macrostigmus is an elongate, cylindrical fish growing to a standard length of about 21 cm (8 in). The dorsal fin has eleven to twelve soft rays and the anal fin has eleven soft rays. The head and dorsal surface is grey to greenish-brown and the ventral surface is pale. The six to eight dark brown markings along the lateral line are connected dorsally by saddles, and there are narrow orange-yellow streaks between these dorsally breaking into orange-yellow blobs ventrally. There is a large, dark brown patch on the scapular region, which gives this species its name, and other dark pigmentation on the head and caudal fin.[3]