Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

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

Bottom Dwellers
Lizardfishes

Sand Diver

Bluestriped Lizardfish



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