Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Aulopiformes (Order)
      └Synodontidae (Family)
       └Synodus (Genus)
        └S. saurus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Lizardfishes

Bluestriped Lizardfish

Sand Diver



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