Trachinocephalus trachinus
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| Trachinocephalus trachinus | |
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| An individual caught in Japan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Trachinocephalus |
| Species: | T. trachinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachinocephalus trachinus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurus trachinus Temmick and Schlegel, 1846 | |
Trachinocephalus trachinus, also known as the Indo-Pacific blunt-nose lizardfish is a species of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Indo-Pacific. Although previously synonymized with T. myops, Polanco et al. (2016) demonstrated that the two are distinct in the number of lateral-line scales and other meristics, and resurrected T. trachinus for the Indo-Pacific population.[1] This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL.[2]
Trachinocephalus trachinus is a slender, bottom-dwelling lizardfish with a pointed head and a mouth lined with sharp, conical teeth.[3] The body is elongated and cylindrical, with small cycloid scales that give it a smooth texture.[4] Its coloration typically includes a light tan or brown body with darker blotches and faint horizontal stripes that help it blend into sandy or rubble-covered habitats. [3] Like other lizardfishes, it has a large mouth and forward-facing eyes that support its ambush-predator lifestyle.[4] The dorsal fin is located near the middle of the body, and the species has a small adipose fin near the tail, which is a characteristic feature of the group.[5]
