Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Reef Lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Reef Lizardfish
Also known as: Variegated Lizardfish, Red Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus variegatus
Size: 6 to 9 in. (14 to 24 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
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. variegatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217670🔗
iNaturalist ID: 123124🔗

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