Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Lizardfish
Synodus ulae
Hawaiian Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus ulae
Size: 10 to 13 in. (25 to 33 cm)  
Depth: 3-250 ft. (1-75 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Northwest Pacific
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family) Lizardfishes
      └Synodus (Genus)
       └S. ulae (Species)

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