Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bluestriped Lizardfish
Synodus saurus
Bluestriped Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus saurus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family)
      └Synodus (Genus)

Crevice, Sand & Burrow Dwellers
Lizardfishes

Bluestriped Lizardfish

Hawaiian Lizardfish

Reef Lizardfish

Orangemouth Lizardfish

Slender Lizardfish

Twospot Lizardfish

Clearfin Lizardfish

Sand Diver

Redmarbled Lizardfish



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