Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Bluntnose Lizardfish
Trachinocephalus trachinus
Bluntnose Lizardfish
Also known as: Painted Grinner
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Trachinocephalus trachinus
Size: Up to 16 in, (40 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Aulopiformes (Order)
      └Synodontidae (Family)
       └Trachinocephalus (Genus)
        └T. trachinus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Lizardfishes

Bluntnose Lizardfish

Orangemouth Lizardfish

Slender Lizardfish

Twospot Lizardfish

Clearfin Lizardfish

Hawaiian Lizardfish

Reef Lizardfish



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