Offshore lizardfish

Species of fish

Offshore lizardfish

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Aulopiformes
Family:  | Synodontidae
Genus:  | Synodus
Species:  |

S. poeyi

Binomial name
Synodus poeyi

D. S. Jordan, 1887

The offshore lizardfish (Synodus poeyi)[1] is a species of lizardfish that occurs chiefly in the western Atlantic.

The maximum recorded length of the offshore lizardfish is about 25 centimeters (9.8 inches).

The offshore lizardfish is a marine species associated with reefs. It occurs at depths of 27–320 meters (89–1,050 feet). This species is native to a subtropical environment. Its distribution in the Western Atlantic extends from North Carolina in the United States through the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles to the Guianas.[2] It occurs outside the shore zone.[3] It is benthic, living along sandy and muddy bottoms.[4]

## Common names

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Common names for Synodus poeyi in other languages include calango, lagarto do mar, peixe-lagarto (Portuguese), chile barbado, guaripete, guavina, lagarto barbado, lagarto oceánico, manuelito (Spanish), and otogai-aka-eso (Japanese).[5]

## Notes

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1. ^
* "Synodus poeyi Lizardfish (Also: Offshore Lizardfish)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
* "Synodus poeyi (offshore lizardfish)". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
* "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". ITIS Standard Report Page. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
2. ^ "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
3. ^ "Synodus poeyi Offshore Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
4. ^ "Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887". Canadian Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
5. ^ "Offshore lizardfish". The Website of Everything. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

## References

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* Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synodus poeyi". FishBase. April 2012 version.

Taxon identifiers

Synodus poeyi|

* Wikidata: Q2570205
* Wikispecies: Synodus poeyi
* BOLD: 140768
* CoL: 53XVC
* FishBase: 2722
* GBIF: 5212628
* iNaturalist: 131427
* IRMNG: 11173288
* ITIS: 162379
* IUCN: 190445
* NCBI: 1226406
* OBIS: 158760
* Open Tree of Life: 3629225
* Plazi: E5698DEF-5A8E-F9F3-DFE5-14B1DFE8CD61
* WoRMS: 158760
* ZooBank: 863E798D-698D-4DAD-9688-D9B6E531D94B

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