Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Sand Diver
Synodus intermedius
Sand Diver
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus intermedius
Size: 4 to 14 in. (10 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 25-80 ft. (8-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family) Lizardfishes
      └Synodus (Genus)
       └S. intermedius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158759🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49404🔗

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