Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Twospot Lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Twospot Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus binotatus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family)
      └Synodus (Genus)
       └S. binotatus (Species)

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