Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Twospot Lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Twospot Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus binotatus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, 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. binotatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217674🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196569🔗

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